Best Films of All Time by Country

Selected by Piero Scaruffi
(Needless to say, it is not easy to determine the nationality of a film: the place where it was made, the place where it was released, the country that funded it, the birthplace of the filmmaker...?)
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Best Turkish Films of All Time


7.5 Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Kis Uykusu/ Winter Sleep (2014)
7.5 Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Uzak/ Distant (2002)
7.4 Deniz Gamze Erguven: Mustang (2015)
7.4 Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da/ Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
7.3 Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Uc Maymum/ Three Monkeys (2008)
7.3 Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Ahlat Agaci/ The Wild Pear Tree (2018)
7.2 Yilmaz Guney: Umut/ Hope (1970)
7.2 Yilmaz Guney: Yol/ The Way (1982)
7.2 Emin Alper: Kurak Gunler/ Burning Days (2022)
7.2 Omer Kavur: Gece Yolculugu/ Night Journey (1987)
7.2 Omer Kavur: Akrebin Yolculugu/ The Journey on the Hour Hand (1997)
7.1 Abdullah Oguz: Mutluluk/ Bliss (2007)
7.1 Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Iklimler/ Climates (2006)
7.1 Reha Erdem: Bes Vakit/ Times and Winds (2006)
7.0 Omer Kavur: Anayurt Oteli/ Motherland Hotel (1987), Yusuf Atulgan's novel
7.0 Omer Kavur: Gizli Yuz/ The Hidden Face (1991), medieval grail quest
7.0 Yilmaz Guney: Duvar/ The Wall (1983)
7.0 Omer Kavur: Anayurt Oteli/ Motherland Hotel (1987)
7.0 Semih Kaplanoglu: Yumurta/ Egg (2007)
7.0 Semih Kaplanoglu: Bugday/ Grain (2017)
7.0 Semih Kaplanoglu: Bal/ Honey (2010)
7.0 Semih Kaplanoglu: Baglilik Hasan/ Commitment Hasan (2021)
7.0 Mahmut Fazil Coskun: Anons/ The Announcement (2017)
7.0 Yavuz Turgul: Eskiya/ The Bandit (1996)

Frequently mentioned but not my favorites (yet):
Lutfi Akad: Vurun Kahpeye/ Strike the Whore (1949)
Lutfi Akad: Kanun Namina/ In the Name of the Law (1952)
Metin Erksan: Aci Hayat/ Bitter Life (1962)
Metin Erksan: Susuz Yaz/ Dry Summer (1963)
Metin Erksan: Sevmek Zamani/ Time to Love (1965)
Lutfi Akad: Hudutlarin Kanunu/ The Law of the Borders (1966)
Lutfi Akad: Gelin/ Bride (1973)
Kartal Tibet: Tosun Pasa (1976)
Ertem Egilmez: Sabanoglu Saban/ Saban Son of Saban (1977)
Ertem Egilmez: Hababam Sinifi/ The Chaos Class (1975)
Yilmaz Guney: Suru/ The Herd (1978)
Yavuz Ozkan: Maden/ The Mine (1978)
Atif Yilmaz: Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalim/ The Girl with the Red Scarf (1978)
Erden Kira: Bereketli Topraklar Uzerinde/ On Fertile Lands (1980)
Atif Yilmaz: Adi Vasfiye/ Her Name is Vasfiye (1985)
Nesli Colgecen: Zugurt Aga (1985)
Yavuz Turgul: Muhsin Bey/ Mr Muhsin (1987)
Nurettin Ozel: Garip Bir Koleksiyoncu (1991)
Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Kasaba/ Small Town (1997)
Zeki Demirkubuz: Masumiyet/ Innocence (1997)
Zeki Demirkubuz: Ucuncu Sayfa/ The Third Page (1999)
Zeki Demirkubuz: Yazgi/ Fate (2001)
Omer Vargi: Hersey Cok Guzel Olacak/ Everything’s Gonna Be Great (1998)
Yesim Ustaoglu: Gunese Yolculuk/ Journey to the Sun (1999)
Cagan Irmak: Babam ve Oglum/ My Father and My Son (2005)
Reha Erdem: Hayat Var/ My Only Sunshine (2008)
Reha Erdem: Kosmos (2009)
Tolga Ornek: Kaybedenler Kulubu/ Losers’ Club (2011)
Emin Alper: Tepenin Ardi/ Beyond the Hill (2012)
Emin Alper: Kiz Kardesler/ A Tale of Three Sisters (2019)
Kaan Mujdeci: Sivas (2014)
Yilmaz Erdogan: Kelebegin Ruyasi/ The Butterfly’s Dream (2013);
Tolga Karacelik: Sarmasik/ Ivy (2015)
Ceyda Toru: Kedi (2016)

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