 | The Crime of Padre Amaro
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $7.49 2002 Oscar nomination, directed by Carlos Carrera, Mexico: In a small town, hypocrisy and corruption involve a handsome young priest who is tempted by a beautiful woman. Controversial film against Catholic church. ** LOST to Nowhere in Africa, directed by Caroline Link, Germany.
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 | The Thief
Buy used from: $29.75 1997 Oscar nomination, directed by Pavel Chukhraj, Russia: The focus of the story is about a young boy's conflicting relationship with his stepfather, a thief. Beautifully acted. ** LOST to Character, The Netherlands, directed by Mike van diem.
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 | The Last Metro
Buy used from: $44.00 1980 Oscar nomination, directed by Francois Truffaut, France: Love and tragedy in Nazi-occupied France.
** LOST to Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears, directed by Vladir Menshov.
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 | Woman in the Dunes
Buy used from: $29.99 1964 Oscar nomination, directed Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japan: A man misses a bus in a town where sand is prominent. He gets trapped in a sand pit with a woman/jailer. ** LOST to a Vittorio de Sica film Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow, Italy.
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![Tlayucan (The Peal of Tlayucan) [NTSC/REGION 1 & 4 DVD. import-Latin America]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41YbmeDc46L._SL75_.jpg) | Tlayucan (The Peal of Tlayucan) [NTSC/REGION 1 & 4 DVD. import-Latin America]
1962 Oscar nomination, directed by Luis Alcoriza, Mexico: In a Mexican village, a pearl is stolen and lost and next, with the results, the peasants believe a miracle has happened. ** LOST to Sundays and Cybèle from France.
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 | Kagemusha - Criterion Collection
Buy new: $27.99 / Used from: $13.40 1980 Oscar nomination, directed by Kurosawa: An epic drama, the film takes place in Japan during the 1500's. The drama leads with the knowledge of a clan warlord killed and with the intent of surviving battle with the other clans. ** LOST to Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears, directed by Vladmir Menshov.
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 | The Boat Is Full
Buy new: $24.49 / Used from: $19.55 1981 Oscar nomination, directed by Markus Imhoff, Sweden: Six people, four Jews, a German soldier deserter and a young French boy escape Germany and they enter Switzerland for safety - their lives! ** LOST to Mephisto from Hungary directed by István Szabó
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 | Three Brothers
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $15.25 1981 Oscar nomination, directed by Francesco Rosi, Italy: Three brothers are reunited when their father asks them to come home because their mother has died. Pay attention to this one. ** LOST to Mephisto, directed by István Szabó.
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 | La Familia (La Famiglia)
Buy used from: $37.99 1987 Oscar nomination, directed by Ettore Scola, Italy. La Familia (The Family) traces the saga of an 80 year old. ** LOST to Babette's Feast directed by Gabriel Axel, Denmark.
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 | To Forget Venice
Buy used from: $94.99 1979 Oscar nomination, directed by Franco Brusata, Italy: Life changes for a group of friends and lovers when an opera star dies and they must go on without her. ** LOST to The Tin Drum, directed by Volker Schlöndorff, West Germany.
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 | Beyond Silence
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $3.02 1997 Oscar nomination, directed by Caroline Link, Germany: Communication is the theme here, as a young woman, Lara is raised into a family of deaf parents and her aunt reaches out to her by giving her a clarinet. Some nudity. ** LOST to Character, The Netherlands, directed by Mike van Diem.
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![Gervaise [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71Z6GVADK9L._SL75_.gif) | Gervaise [VHS]
Buy used from: $22.98 1956 Oscar, directed by René Clément, France: In the 19th century, a woman struggles to raise her children in the squalor of the slums in Paris. She succumbs to the lifestyle and marries an alcoholic. ** LOST to Las Strada, by Federico Fellini.
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![Sallah (PAL / Region 2) [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516i2plVWJL._SL75_.jpg) | Sallah (PAL / Region 2) [Region 2]
Buy used from: $11,536.71 1964 Oscar nomination, directed by Ephraim Kishon, Israel: A large family is moved into a collection of huts and what we encounter is the humor, wits and chutzpa. ** LOST to Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Italy, directed by Vittorio De Sica.
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 | Salaam Bombay (Widescreen Special Edition)
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $9.43 1988 Oscar nomination, directed by Mira Nair, India: The life of street kids in the slums of India is the setting and the life is drug dealers, prostitutes, and survival. ** LOST to Pelle the Conqueror, directed by Bille August, Denmark.
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 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Buy used from: $28.97 1988 Oscar nomination, directed by Pedro Almodovar, Spain: It takes a special view to see an Almodovar film. It is a complicated plot, strange goings-on, and too weird to summarize. ** LOST to Pelle the Conqueror, directed by Bille August, Denmark.
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 | Le Maître de Musique (The Music Teacher)
Buy used from: $9.99 1988 Oscar nomination, directed by Gérard Corbiau, Belgium: If you love Opera, you may love this about a woman and her love for her music teacher, and competition. ** LOST to Pelle the Conqueror, directed by Bille August, Denmark.
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 | Zus and Zo
Buy used from: $3.99 2002 Oscar nomination, directed by Paula Vander Oest, The Netherlands: A dysfunctional family of three sisters attempt to sabatoge the gay brother's wedding to a woman in effort to keep the family hotel. ** LOST to Nowhere in Africa, directed by Caroline Link, Germany.
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 | The Twilight Samurai
Buy new: $24.49 / Used from: $9.24 2003 Oscar nomination, directed by Yamada Yoji, Japan: In 19th Century, a low-ranking man loses his wife, cares for daughters and love, honor, respect and courage prevail. ** LOST to The Barbarian Invasions, Canada, directed by Denys Arcand.
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 | The Star Maker
Buy used from: $13.90 1995 Oscar nomination, directed by Guiseppe Tornatore, (Cinema Paradiso). A con man convinces Sicilian villagers that they can be a star, with future success and earn millions. ** LOST to Antonia's Line, The Netherlands.
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 | La Tragedia de Macario
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $7.94 1960. Oscar nomination, Macario from Mexico, directed by Roberto Gavaldón tell the story of a man who sets out for a better life with serious consequences. ** Lost to The Virgin Spring from Sweden, directed by Ingmar Bergman.
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 | Burmese Harp - Criterion Collection
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $16.17 1956 Oscar nomination, also known as the Harp of Burma from Japan, directed by Ichikawa Kon. The spiritual journey of a Japanese soldier. ** Lost to La Strada from Italy, directed by Federico Fellini
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 | Mother India
Buy new: $29.99 / Used from: $26.99 1957 Oscar nomination, directed by Mehboob Khan portrays the struggles of a woman against nature, crooks, and raising her family. ** Lost to The Nights of Cabiria from Italy, directed by Federico Fellini
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 | Seven Beauties (Digitally Remastered Edition)
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $11.97 1976 Oscar nomination, Seven Beauties from Italy, directed by Lina Wertmüller. A man's survival to escape a concentration camp. Black humor. ** Lost to Black and White in Color from the Ivory Coast, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
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