The 100 greatest foreign-language films

Non-English language films Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest, Past Lives, and Society of Snow all received Oscar nominations – three of them for best picture.

Four Iranian films made it into the top 100 in BBC Culture’s poll to find the greatest foreign-language films. Hamid Dabashi looks at the country’s outstanding cinematic moments.

Our poll of the 100 best foreign-language films included 13 from the 21st Century, including a French romantic comedy and a Japanese anime. Nicholas Barber takes a look.

Fellini has four films in BBC Culture’s poll to find the 100 greatest foreign-language films, but some critics dismiss him. They’re wrong, writes Chris Nashawaty.

The Hong Kong director made three of the 100 greatest foreign-language films in BBC Culture’s poll. His unique style and universal human themes mark him apart from his peers.

When it came out in 1973, Touki Bouki was panned by the Senegalese public and press. Yet 45 years on, it deserves to be regarded as one of Africa’s finest films, argues Djia Mambu.

Jeanne Dielman came third in BBC Culture’s poll of the greatest films directed by women. It makes three hours of housework riveting, writes Nathalie Atkinson.

Born in 1900, Luis Buñuel was truly a child of the 20th Century. But his radical films that negotiated class struggle and sexual politics are still relevant today.