Best Films List

Best Undistributed Films of 2016

Another country: 20 promising titles to watch out for in the coming year, as chosen by our contributors

Sieranevada

1. Sieranevada, Cristi Puiu, Romania

helena and hermia

2. Hermia and Helena, Matías Piñeiro, USA/Argentina

nocturama

3. Nocturama, Bertrand Bonello, France/Belgium/Germany

The Dreamlike Path Angela Schanelec

4. The Dreamed Path, Angela Schanelec, Germany

Yourself and Yours Hong Sangsoo

5. Yourself and Yours, Hong Sangsoo, South Korea

Kékszakállú

6. Kékszakállú, Gastón Solnicki, Argentina

By the Time it Gets Dark

7. By the Time It Gets Dark, Anocha Suwichakornpong, Thailand/Netherlands/France/Qatar

Scarred Hearts

8. Scarred Hearts, Radu Jude, Romania/Germany

The Woman Who Left Lav Diaz

9. The Woman Who Left, Lav Diaz, Philippines

austerlitz sergei losnitza

10. Austerlitz, Sergei Loznitsa, Germany

Tempestad Tatiana Huezo,

11. Tempestad, Tatiana Huezo, Mexico

the rehearsal alison maclean

12. The Rehearsal, Alison Maclean, New Zealand

safari ulrich seidl

13. Safari, Ulrich Seidl, Austria/Denmark

Everything Else

14. Everything Else, Natalia Almada, Mexico

all cities

15. All the Cities of the North, Dane Komljen, Serbia/Bosnia-Herzegovina/Montenegro

Happy Times Will Come Soon

16. Happy Times Will Come Soon, Alessandro Comodin, Italy

Dawson City: Frozen Time

17. Dawson City: Frozen Time, Bill Morrison, USA

Suite Armoricaine

18. Suite Armoricaine, Pascale Breton, France

Women Who Kill

19. Women Who Kill, Ingrid Jungermann, USA

Le Parc

20. Le Parc, Damien Manivel, France

This story is part of the November-December 2016 issue of Film Comment.

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