“Marketa Lazarova,” “Ashes and Diamonds,” “Closely Watched Trains,” “Dekalog,” “Mother, Joan of the Angels,” and “Satantango” lead Top 103 Eastern European Film Polling!

1. Marketa Lazarová (František Vláčil, 1967; Czechoslovakia)  261.5

2. Ashes and Diamonds (Andrzej Wajda, 1958; Poland) – 257

3. Closely Watched Trains (Jirí Menzel, 1966; Czechoslovakia) – 234.5

4. Dekalog (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1989; Poland) – 214

5. Mother Joan of the Angels (Jerzy Kawalerowicz, 1961; Poland) – 175.5

6. Satantango (Béla Tarr, 1994; Hungary) – 164

7. Daisies (Vera Chytilová, 1966; Czechoslovakia) – 152

8. Knife in the Water (Roman Polanski, 1962; Poland) – 150.5

9. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Cristian Mungiu, 2007; Romania) – 142.5

10. Son of Saul (László Nemes, 2015; Hungary) – 134.5

11. The Red and the White (Miklós Jancsó, 1967; Hungary) – 131

12. The Round-Up (Miklós Jancsó, 1966; Hungary) – 130.5

13. The Cremator (Juraj Herz, 1969; Czechoslovakia) – 125

14. Love (Károly Makk, 1971; Hungary) – 125

15. Loves of a Blonde (Miloš Forman, 1965; Czechoslovakia) – 124

16. Ida (Pawel Pawlikowski, 2013; Poland) – 116

17. Kanal (Andrzej Wajda, 1957; Poland) – 111

18. The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr & Ágnes Hranitzky, 2011; Hungary) – 110

19. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Jaromil Jires, 1970; Czechoslovakia) – 109.5

20. The Firemen’s Ball (Miloš Forman, 1967; Czechoslovakia) – 104

21. Underground (Emir Kusturica, 1995; Yugoslavia) – 83

22. Werckmeister Harmonies (Béla Tarr & Ágnes Hranitzky, 2000; Hungary) – 80

23. The Saragossa Manuscript (Wojciech Has, 1965; Poland) – 79.5

24. Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator (Dusan Makavejev, 1967; Yugoslavia) – 75

25. Diary for My Children (Márta Mészáros, 1984; Hungary) – 70.5

26. The Shop on Main Street (Ján Kadár & Elmar Klos, 1965; Czechoslovakia) – 63.5

27. Passenger (Andrzej Munk, 1963; Poland) – 62.5

28. Intimate Lighting (Ivan Passer, 1962; Czechoslovakia) – 62

29. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Cristi Puiu, 2005; Romania) – 60.5

30. Pharaoh (Jerzy Kawalerowicz, 1966; Poland) – 55

31. Fateless (Lajos Koltai, 2005; Hungary) – 53

32. Witchhammer (Otakar Vávra, 1970; Czechoslovakia) – 50.5

33. Ikarus XB1 (Jindrich Polák, 1963; Czechoslovakia) – 49

34. Lemonade Joe (Oldrich Lipský, 1964; Czechoslovakia) – 47

35. 12:08 East of Bucharest (Corneliu Porumboiu, 2006; Romania) – 46.5

36. I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (Radu Jude, 2018; Romania) – 42

37. The Last Stage (Wanda Jakubowska, 1948; Poland) – 42

38. The Dybbuk (Michal Waszynski, 1937; Poland) – 41.5

39. The Hand (Jirí Trnka, 1965; Czechoslovakia) – 41

40. Scarred Hearts (Radu Jude, 2016; Romania) – 41

41. Night Train (Jerzy Kawalerowicz, 1959; Poland) – 40

42. Cold War (Pawel Pawlikowski, 2018; Poland) – 39.5

43. Diamonds of the Night (Jan Němec, 1964; Czechoslovakia) – 39.5

44. WR: Mysteries of the Organism (Dusan Makavejev, 1971; Yugoslavia) – 39.5

45. Blind Chance (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1987; Poland) – 38.5

46. When Father Was Away on Business (Emir Kusturica, 1985; Yugoslavia) – 38

47. Happy End (Oldrich Lipský, 1967; Czechoslovakia) – 37.5

48. Police, Adjective (Corneliu Porumboiu, 2009; Romania) – 36

49. Valley of the Bees (František Vláčil, 1968; Czechoslovakia) – 35

50. Merry-Go-Round (Zoltán Fábri, 1956; Hungary) – 34

51. The Devil (Andrzej Zulawski, 1972; Poland) – 31

52. I Served the King of England (Jirí Menzel, 2008; Czech Republic) – 31

53. No Man’s Land (Danis Tanovic, 2001; Bosnia and Herzegovina) – 31

54. Interrogation (Ryszard Bugajski, 1989; Poland) – 30

55. Tango (Zbigniew Rybczynski, 1981; Poland) – 30

56. A Year of the Quiet Sun (Krzysztof Zanussi, 1984; Poland) – 29.5

57. Man of Marble (Andrzej Wajda, 1977; Poland) – 29

58. Eroica (Andrzej Munk, 1958; Poland) – 27.5

59. Agnus Dei (Miklós Jancsó, 1971; Hungary) – 27

60. Current (István Gaál, 1964; Hungary) – 27

61. A Generation (Andrzej Wajda, 1955; Poland) – 26.5

62. The Fabulous World of Jules Verne / Invention for Destruction (Karel Zeman, 1958; Czechoslovakia) – 26

63. Man Is Not a Bird (Dusan Makavejev, 1965; Yugoslavia) – 25.5

64. A Song About the Gray Pigeon (Stanislav Barabas, 1961; Czechoslovakia) – 24

65. Time of the Gypsies (Emir Kusturica, 1988; Yugoslavia) – 24

66. My Twentieth Century (Ildikó Enyedi, 1989; Hungary) – 23.5

67. The Ear (Karel Kachyna, 1990; Czechoslovakia) – 22.5

68. Mephisto (István Szabó, 1981; Hungary) – 22.5

69. Before the Rain (Milcho Manchevski, 1994; Macedonia) – 21

70. Beyond the Hills (Cristian Mungiu, 2012; Romania) – 21

71. Black Peter (Miloš Forman, 1964; Czechoslovakia) – 21

72. Camera Buff (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1979; Poland) – 21

73. Corpus Christi (Jan Komasa, 2019; Poland) – 21

74. Honeyland (Tamara Kotevska & Ljubomir Stefanov, 2019; Macedonia) – 21

75. Hukkle (György Pálfi, 2002; Hungary) – 21

76. Aferim! (Radu Jude, 2015; Romania) – 20.5

77. Colonel Redl (István Szabó, 1985; Hungary) – 20.5

78. Larks on a String (Jirí Menzel, 1969; Czechoslovakia) – 20.5

79. Man of Iron (Andrzej Wajda, 1981; Poland) – 20.5

80. My Sweet Little Village (Jirí Menzel, 1985; Czechoslovakia) – 20.5

81. No End (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1985; Poland) – 20.5

82. Quo Vadis, Aida? (Jasmila Zbanic, 2020; Bosnia and Herzegovina) – 20.5

83. A Report on the Party and the Guests (Jan Němec, 1966) – 20.5

84. Sunset (László Nemes, 2018; Hungary) – 20.5

85. The Witness (Péter Bacsó, 1969; Hungary) – 20.5

86. Who’s Singin’ Over There? (Slobodan Sijan, 1980; Yugoslavia) – 20

87. Aurora (Cristi Puiu, 2010; Romania) – 19

88. In Darkness (Agnieszka Holland, 2011; Poland) – 19

89. The Hourglass Sanatorium (Wojciech Has, 1973; Poland) – 18

90. The Seventh Room (Márta Mészáros, 1996; Hungary) – 18

91. Alice (Jan Svankmajer, 1988; Czechoslovakia) – 17.5

92. Damnation (Béla Tarr, 1988; Hungary) – 16

93. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Jirí Trnka, 1959; Czechoslovakia) – 15.5

94. The Pied Piper (Jirí Barta, 1986; Czechoslovakia) – 15.5

95. Ecstasy (Gustav Machatý, 1933; Czechoslovakia) – 15

96. The Emperor’s Nightingale (Jirí Trnka, 1949; Czechoslovakia) – 15

97. Barrier (Jerzy Skolimowski, 1966; Poland) – 14

98. Illumination (Krzysztof Zanussi, 1973; Poland) – 14

99. Innocence Unprotected (Dusan Makavejev, 1968; Yugoslavia) – 13

100. …and the Fifth Horseman Is Fear (Zbynek Brynych, 1965; Czechoslovakia) – 12

101. Balkan Spy (Dusan Kovacevic & Bozidar Nikolic, 1984; Yugoslavia) – 12

102. Distant Journey (Alfréd Radok, 1949; Czechoslovakia) – 12

103. The Story of Sin (Walerian Borowczyk, 1975; Poland) – 12

Andrzej Wajda; Czechoslovakia; 1960’s win statistical categories as per Voting Tabular Bill Kamberger:

32 ballots submitted

170 films nominated; 103 films will make the list (thanks to ties)

FILMS BY NATION

Czechoslovakia – 31

Poland – 30

Hungary – 20

Yugoslavia – 13 (2 Bosnia/Herzegovina, 2 Macedonia)

Romania – 9

MOST POPULAR DIRECTORS

Andrzej Wajda – 5

Dusan Makavejev – 4

Jirí Menzel – 4

Béla Tarr – 4

Miloš Forman – 3

Miklós Jancsó – 3

Radu Jude – 3

Krzysztof Kieslowski – 3

Emir Kusturica – 3

Jirí Trnka – 3

FILMS BY DECADE

1930s – 2

1940s – 3

1950s – 8

1960s – 32

1970s – 11

1980s – 19

1990s – 5

2000s – 9

2010s – 13

2020s – 1

FILMS DIRECTED BY WOMEN – 10

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