The European Film Academy (EFA) is an initiative of a group of European filmmakers who came together in Berlin on the occasion of the first presentation of the European Film Awards in November 1988.
The Academy—under the name of European Cinema Society—was officially founded by its first President, the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, as well as 40 filmmakers from all over Europe.
The European Film Awards takes place every second year in Berlin, while they are presented every other year in another European city.
European Film Award for Best Film has been awarded annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy.
The Academy—under the name of European Cinema Society—was officially founded by its first President, the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, as well as 40 filmmakers from all over Europe.
The European Film Awards takes place every second year in Berlin, while they are presented every other year in another European city.
European Film Award for Best Film has been awarded annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy.
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2021
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2020
directed by Thomas Vinterberg
Berlin Alexanderplatz directed by Burhan Qurbani
Boże Ciało directed by Jan Komasa
Martin Eden directed by Pietro Marcello
Nabarvené ptáče directed by Václav Marhoul
Undine directed by Christian Petzold
Berlin Alexanderplatz directed by Burhan Qurbani
Boże Ciało directed by Jan Komasa
Martin Eden directed by Pietro Marcello
Nabarvené ptáče directed by Václav Marhoul
Undine directed by Christian Petzold
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2019
directed by Giorgios Lanthimos
Dolor y gloria directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Les Misérables directed by Ladj Ly
Systemsprenger directed by Nora Fingscheidt
Il traditore directed by Marco Bellocchio
J'accuse directed by Roman Polanski
Dolor y gloria directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Les Misérables directed by Ladj Ly
Systemsprenger directed by Nora Fingscheidt
Il traditore directed by Marco Bellocchio
J'accuse directed by Roman Polanski
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2018
directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
Gräns directed by Ali Abbasi
Dogman directed by Matteo Garrone
Girl directed by Lukas Dhont
Lazzaro felice directed by Alice Rohrwacher
Gräns directed by Ali Abbasi
Dogman directed by Matteo Garrone
Girl directed by Lukas Dhont
Lazzaro felice directed by Alice Rohrwacher
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2017
directed by Ruben Östlund
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120 battements par minute directed by Robin Campillo
Toivon tuolla puolen directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Testről és lélekről directed by Ildikó Enyedi
Nelyubov directed by Andrej Petrovič Zvjagincev
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120 battements par minute directed by Robin Campillo
Toivon tuolla puolen directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Testről és lélekről directed by Ildikó Enyedi
Nelyubov directed by Andrej Petrovič Zvjagincev
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2016
directed by Maren Ade
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Elle directed by Paul Verhoeven
I, Daniel Blake directed by Ken Loach
Julieta directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Room directed by Lenny Abrahamson
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Elle directed by Paul Verhoeven
I, Daniel Blake directed by Ken Loach
Julieta directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Room directed by Lenny Abrahamson
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2015
directed by Paolo Sorrentino
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En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron directed by Roy Andersson
Mia madre directed by Nanni Moretti
The lobster directed by Giorgos Lanthimos
Victoria directed by Sebastian Schipper
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En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron directed by Roy Andersson
Mia madre directed by Nanni Moretti
The lobster directed by Giorgos Lanthimos
Victoria directed by Sebastian Schipper
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2014
directed by Pawel Pawlikowski
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Force Majeure directed by Ruben Östlund
Leviathan directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
Nymphomaniac - Director's Cut directed by Lars von Trier
Winter Sleep directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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Force Majeure directed by Ruben Östlund
Leviathan directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
Nymphomaniac - Director's Cut directed by Lars von Trier
Winter Sleep directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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2013
directed by Paolo Sorrentino
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Blancanieves directed by Pablo Berger
The Broken Circle Breakdown directed by Felix Van Groeningen
The Best Offer directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
Oh Boy! directed by Jan Ole Gerster
Blue Is the Warmest Colour directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
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Blancanieves directed by Pablo Berger
The Broken Circle Breakdown directed by Felix Van Groeningen
The Best Offer directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
Oh Boy! directed by Jan Ole Gerster
Blue Is the Warmest Colour directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
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2012
directed by Michael Haneke
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Barbara directed by Christian Petzold
The Hunt directed by Thomas Vinterberg
The Intouchables directed by Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Shame directed by Steve McQueen
Caesar Must Die directed by Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
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Barbara directed by Christian Petzold
The Hunt directed by Thomas Vinterberg
The Intouchables directed by Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Shame directed by Steve McQueen
Caesar Must Die directed by Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
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2011
directed by Lars von Trier
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Honey directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Of Gods and Men directed by Xavier Beauvois
Lebanon directed by Samuel Maoz
The Secret in Their Eyes directed by Juan José Campanella
Soul Kitchen directed by Fatih Akın
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Honey directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Of Gods and Men directed by Xavier Beauvois
Lebanon directed by Samuel Maoz
The Secret in Their Eyes directed by Juan José Campanella
Soul Kitchen directed by Fatih Akın
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2010
directed by Roman Polanski
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Auf der anderen Seite directed by
The Last King of Scotland directed by
La Môme directed by
Persepolis directed by
The Queen directed by
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Auf der anderen Seite directed by
The Last King of Scotland directed by
La Môme directed by
Persepolis directed by
The Queen directed by
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2009
directed by Michael Haneke
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Fish Tank directed by Andrea Arnold
Let the Right One In directed by Tomas Alfredson
A Prophet directed by Jacques Audiard
The Reader directed by Stephen Daldry
Slumdog Millionaire directed by Danny Boyle
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Fish Tank directed by Andrea Arnold
Let the Right One In directed by Tomas Alfredson
A Prophet directed by Jacques Audiard
The Reader directed by Stephen Daldry
Slumdog Millionaire directed by Danny Boyle
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2008
directed by Matteo Garrone
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Il Divo directed by Paolo Sorrentino
The Class directed by Laurent Cantet
Happy-Go-Lucky directed by Mike Leigh
The Orphanage directed by Juan Antonio Bayona
Waltz with Bashir directed by Ari Folman
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Il Divo directed by Paolo Sorrentino
The Class directed by Laurent Cantet
Happy-Go-Lucky directed by Mike Leigh
The Orphanage directed by Juan Antonio Bayona
Waltz with Bashir directed by Ari Folman
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2007
directed by Cristian Mungiu
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The Edge of Heaven directed by Fatih Akın
The Last King of Scotland directed by Kevin Macdonald
La Vie En Rose directed by Olivier Dahan
Persepolis directed by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
The Queen directed by Stephen Frears
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The Edge of Heaven directed by Fatih Akın
The Last King of Scotland directed by Kevin Macdonald
La Vie En Rose directed by Olivier Dahan
Persepolis directed by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
The Queen directed by Stephen Frears
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2006
directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
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Breakfast on Pluto directed by Neil Jordan
Grbavica: Esma's Secret directed by Jasmila Žbanić
The Road to Guantanamo directed by Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross
Volver directed by Pedro Almodóvar
The Wind That Shakes the Barley directed by Ken Loach
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Breakfast on Pluto directed by Neil Jordan
Grbavica: Esma's Secret directed by Jasmila Žbanić
The Road to Guantanamo directed by Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross
Volver directed by Pedro Almodóvar
The Wind That Shakes the Barley directed by Ken Loach
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2005
directed by Michael Haneke
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Brothers directed by Susanne Bier
Don't Come Knocking directed by Wim Wenders
The Child directed by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
My Summer of Love directed by Pawel Pawlikowski
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days directed by Marc Rothemund
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Brothers directed by Susanne Bier
Don't Come Knocking directed by Wim Wenders
The Child directed by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
My Summer of Love directed by Pawel Pawlikowski
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days directed by Marc Rothemund
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2004
directed by Fatih Akin
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A Hole in My Heart directed by Lukas Moodysson
Bad Education directed by Pedro Almodóvar
The Chorus directed by Christophe Barratier
The Sea Inside directed by Alejandro Amenábar
Vera Drake directed by Mike Leigh
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A Hole in My Heart directed by Lukas Moodysson
Bad Education directed by Pedro Almodóvar
The Chorus directed by Christophe Barratier
The Sea Inside directed by Alejandro Amenábar
Vera Drake directed by Mike Leigh
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2003
directed by Wolfgang Becker
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Dirty Pretty Things directed by Stephen Frears
Dogville directed by Lars von Trier
In This World directed by Michael Winterbottom
My Life Without Me directed by Isabel Coixet
Swimming Pool directed by François Ozon
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Dirty Pretty Things directed by Stephen Frears
Dogville directed by Lars von Trier
In This World directed by Michael Winterbottom
My Life Without Me directed by Isabel Coixet
Swimming Pool directed by François Ozon
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2002
directed by Pedro Almodovar
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Bend It Like Beckham directed by Gurinder Chadha
Bloody Sunday directed by Paul Greengrass
8 Women directed by François Ozon
Lilya 4-ever directed by Lukas Moodysson
The Man Without a Past directed by Aki Kaurismäki
The Magdalene Sisters directed by Peter Mullan
The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski
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Bend It Like Beckham directed by Gurinder Chadha
Bloody Sunday directed by Paul Greengrass
8 Women directed by François Ozon
Lilya 4-ever directed by Lukas Moodysson
The Man Without a Past directed by Aki Kaurismäki
The Magdalene Sisters directed by Peter Mullan
The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski
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2001
directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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Bridget Jones's Diary directed by Sharon Maguire
The Experiment directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
Intimacy directed by Patrice Chéreau
Italian for Beginners directed by Lone Scherfig
The Piano Teacher directed by Michael Haneke
The Son's Room directed by Nanni Moretti
The Others directed by Alejandro Amenábar
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Bridget Jones's Diary directed by Sharon Maguire
The Experiment directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
Intimacy directed by Patrice Chéreau
Italian for Beginners directed by Lone Scherfig
The Piano Teacher directed by Michael Haneke
The Son's Room directed by Nanni Moretti
The Others directed by Alejandro Amenábar
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2000
directed by Lars von Trier
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Billy Elliot directed by Stephen Daldry
Chicken Run directed by Peter Lord, Nick Park
Harry, He's Here to Help directed by Dominik Moll
The Taste of Others directed by Agnès Jaoui
Bread and Tulips directed by Silvio Soldini
Faithless directed by Liv Ullmann
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Billy Elliot directed by Stephen Daldry
Chicken Run directed by Peter Lord, Nick Park
Harry, He's Here to Help directed by Dominik Moll
The Taste of Others directed by Agnès Jaoui
Bread and Tulips directed by Silvio Soldini
Faithless directed by Liv Ullmann
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1999
directed by Pedro Almodovar
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Show Me Love directed by Lukas Moodysson
Mifune's Last Song directed by Soren Kragh-Jacobsen
Moloch directed by Alexander Sokurov
Notting Hill directed by Roger Michell
Rosetta directed by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Sunshine directed by István Szabó
The War Zone directed by Tim Roth
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Show Me Love directed by Lukas Moodysson
Mifune's Last Song directed by Soren Kragh-Jacobsen
Moloch directed by Alexander Sokurov
Notting Hill directed by Roger Michell
Rosetta directed by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Sunshine directed by István Szabó
The War Zone directed by Tim Roth
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1998
directed by Roberto Benigni
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The Butcher Boy directed by Neil Jordan
Live Flesh directed by Pedro Almodóvar
The Celebration directed by Thomas Vinterberg
The Dreamlife of Angels directed by Erick Zonca
Run Lola Run directed by Tom Tykwer
My Name Is Joe directed by Ken Loach
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The Butcher Boy directed by Neil Jordan
Live Flesh directed by Pedro Almodóvar
The Celebration directed by Thomas Vinterberg
The Dreamlife of Angels directed by Erick Zonca
Run Lola Run directed by Tom Tykwer
My Name Is Joe directed by Ken Loach
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1997
directed by Peter Cattaneo
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Captain Conan directed by Bertrand Tavernier
The Fifth Element directed by Luc Besson
The Perfect Circle directed by Ademir Kenović
The English Patient directed by Anthony Minghella
The Thief directed by Pavel Chukhrai
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Captain Conan directed by Bertrand Tavernier
The Fifth Element directed by Luc Besson
The Perfect Circle directed by Ademir Kenović
The English Patient directed by Anthony Minghella
The Thief directed by Pavel Chukhrai
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1996
directed by Lars von Trier
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Kolya directed by Jan Svěrák
Secrets & Lies directed by Mike Leigh
Lea directed by Ivan Fila
Some Mother's Son directed by Terry George
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Kolya directed by Jan Svěrák
Secrets & Lies directed by Mike Leigh
Lea directed by Ivan Fila
Some Mother's Son directed by Terry George
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1995
directed by Ken Loach
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Rendez-Vous in Paris directed by Éric Rohmer
Ulysses' Gaze directed by Theo Angelopoulos
Butterfly Kiss directed by Michael Winterbottom
Deathmaker directed by Romuald Karmakar
La Haine directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
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Rendez-Vous in Paris directed by Éric Rohmer
Ulysses' Gaze directed by Theo Angelopoulos
Butterfly Kiss directed by Michael Winterbottom
Deathmaker directed by Romuald Karmakar
La Haine directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
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1994
directed by Gianni Amelio
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In the Name of the Father directed by Jim Sheridan
Three Colours: Blue, Three Colours: White,Three Colours: Red, directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Kosh ba kosh directed by Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov
Son of the Shark directed by Agnès Merlet
Woyzeck directed by János Szász
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In the Name of the Father directed by Jim Sheridan
Three Colours: Blue, Three Colours: White,Three Colours: Red, directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Kosh ba kosh directed by Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov
Son of the Shark directed by Agnès Merlet
Woyzeck directed by János Szász
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1993
directed by Nikita Mikhalkov
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Benny's Video directed by Michael Haneke
A Heart in Winter directed by Claude Sautet
Man Bites Dog directed by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde
Orlando directed by Sally Potter
Antonio's Girlfriend directed by Manuel Poirier
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Benny's Video directed by Michael Haneke
A Heart in Winter directed by Claude Sautet
Man Bites Dog directed by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde
Orlando directed by Sally Potter
Antonio's Girlfriend directed by Manuel Poirier
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1992
directed by Gianni Amelio
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La Vie de Bohème directed by Aki Kaurismäki
The Lovers on the Bridge directed by Leos Carax
North directed by Xavier Beauvois
Three Days directed by Sharunas Bartas
The Northerners directed by Alex van Warmerdam
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La Vie de Bohème directed by Aki Kaurismäki
The Lovers on the Bridge directed by Leos Carax
North directed by Xavier Beauvois
Three Days directed by Sharunas Bartas
The Northerners directed by Alex van Warmerdam
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1991
directed by Ken Loach
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Voyager directed by Volker Schlöndorff
The Little Gangster directed by Jacques Doillon
Toto the Hero directed by Jaco Van Dormael
Delicatessen directed by Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Ultrà directed by Ricky Tognazzi
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Voyager directed by Volker Schlöndorff
The Little Gangster directed by Jacques Doillon
Toto the Hero directed by Jaco Van Dormael
Delicatessen directed by Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Ultrà directed by Ricky Tognazzi
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1990
directed by Gianni Amelio
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The Match Factory Girl directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Cyrano de Bergerac directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Interrogation directed by Ryszard Bugajski
¡Ay, Carmela! directed by Carlos Saura
The Guardian Angel directed by Suzanne Osten
Mother directed by Gleb Panfilov
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The Match Factory Girl directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Cyrano de Bergerac directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Interrogation directed by Ryszard Bugajski
¡Ay, Carmela! directed by Carlos Saura
The Guardian Angel directed by Suzanne Osten
Mother directed by Gleb Panfilov
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1989
directed by Theo Angeloupoulos
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The Midas Touch directed by Géza Bereményi
Magnús directed by Þráinn Bertelsson
Recordações da Casa Amarela directed by João César Monteiro
High Hopes directed by Mike Leigh
Little Vera directed by Vasili Pichul
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The Midas Touch directed by Géza Bereményi
Magnús directed by Þráinn Bertelsson
Recordações da Casa Amarela directed by João César Monteiro
High Hopes directed by Mike Leigh
Little Vera directed by Vasili Pichul
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1988
directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski
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Au revoir les enfants directed by Louis Malle
El bosque animado directed by José Luis Cuerda
Distant Voices, Still Lives directed by Terence Davies
Der Himmel über Berlin directed by Wim Wenders
Iacob directed by Mircea Daneliuc
Pelle Erobreren directed by Bille August
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Au revoir les enfants directed by Louis Malle
El bosque animado directed by José Luis Cuerda
Distant Voices, Still Lives directed by Terence Davies
Der Himmel über Berlin directed by Wim Wenders
Iacob directed by Mircea Daneliuc
Pelle Erobreren directed by Bille August