By rough count, I saw over 30 movies in theaters (you know the kind of place: darkened room, other people, large-ish* screen, admission charge) in 2010. 13 French, 5 American, 5 English, 3 German, 2 Italian, 1 each Mexican, Argentinean, Portuguese,and Iranian. The high French count is because more French films are available here than other foreign ones. If I had to nominate: Winter's Bone (American) for real true grit; White Material (French) for totally engaging yet surprising and puzzling experience; White Nights (Italian, 1957) for director Visconti's combo of neo-realism and dreamscape, and Marcello Mastroanni holding the screen already as he always would. So far this year, one each English, Romanian, & Portuguese.
*bigger than a tv set, smaller than IMAX
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