Is there a famous foreign movie that's considered one of the greatest movies ever made?

Not talking about the foreign kung-fu movies that are overly and ridiculously exuberant without being comical, such as the kung-fu movies that exaggerated human ability for the sake of a thrill ride. American movies are always considered the best with the colorful superheros, thrilling fight for freedom, memorable hero's but its rare that a foreign movie other than a kung-fu movie is shown in America. Yes I have seen V for Vendetta if you were considering mentioning that because technically it is a foreign movie.Is there a famous foreign movie that's considered one of the greatest movies ever made?Check out

The Seventh Seal.



It's an old Swedish film that is considered by many to be one of the greatest films of all time.

it's about a man who plays chess with Death.Is there a famous foreign movie that's considered one of the greatest movies ever made?I don't think American films are necessarily the best per se. Some of the best may have come from the US, sure. But there are brilliant films from all over the world that definitely deserve to be considered the greatest ever. Apart from those already mentioned above, I can think of quite a number off the top of my head. "Rashomon" (Japan), "Ondskan" (Sweden), "Cinema Paradiso", "Bicycle Thieves" (Italy), "脌 Bout de Soufle", "L茅on" (France), "Trainspotting", "The Full Monty", "The Crying Game" and even the Monty Python films (the UK).



These movies are almost always mentioned in "best movies" lists, and I only named the ones I can remember...Is there a famous foreign movie that's considered one of the greatest movies ever made?Grand Illusion by Renoir is considered by many scholars and critics to be the greatest movie ever made.

Also, just because I love your question,just a very few of the greatest directors besides Renoir are Kurosawa, Godard, De Sica, Truffaut, and Lang.Is there a famous foreign movie that's considered one of the greatest movies ever made?
things like Pan's Labyrinth, The Orphanage (both Spanish), Let The Right One In (Swedish) and Downfall (German) are all famous and incredibly influential.

Pan's Labyrinth is by the same guy that directed Hellboy, if you're interested :P

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