Some of my favourite foreign language films:
8½
Persona
The Seventh Seal
Rashomon
Sundays and Cybele
The Throne of Blood
La Strada
Downfall
The Naked Island
Ikiru
Mustang
Rififi
Autumn Sonata
Sanshô dayû
The Tin Drum
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
What are yours?
I haven't seen very many foreign language films - Bicycle Thieves and La Vie en Rose are the only ones I can think of at the moment. La Vie en Rose certainly helped me appreciate Edith Piaf's talent.
shareI have listed up hundreds of foreign horror films I like on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/klownz/lists/
Haven't got round to listing any non-horror yet though.
My top 25 favourite foreign language films:
1. 8½ (1963)
2. Persona (1966)
3. The Seventh Seal (1957)
4. Rashomon (1950)
5. Sundays and Cybele (1962)
6. Throne of Blood (1957)
7. The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
8. Woman in the Dunes (1964)
9. Beyond the Hills (2012)
10. La Strada (1954)
11. Pickpocket (1959)
12. Downfall (2004)
13. The Lure (2015)
14. The World of Apu (1959)
15. Cries and Whispers (1972)
16. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
17. Dreams (1990)
18. Ikiru (1952)
19. The Piano Teacher (2001)
20. Mustang (2015)
21. Rififi (1955)
22. La dolce vita (1960)
23. M (1931)
24. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
25. Autumn Sonata (1978)