Favorite Foreign-Language Films of 1996
1. GOODBYE SOUTH, GOODBYE (Hou Hsiao Hsien/Taiwan)
2. LA PROMESSE (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne/Belgium)
3. CHRONICLE OF A DISAPPEARANCE (Elia Suleiman/Palestine)
-- DEEP CRIMSON (Arturo Ripstein/Mexico)
-- MY SEX LIFE (Arnaud Desplechin/France)
-- THIEVES (Andre Techine/France)
6. COMRADES: ALMOST A LOVE STORY (Peter Chan/Hong Kong)
7. THE DAY A PIG FELL INTO THE WELL (Hong Sang-soo/S. Korea)
-- NENETTE ET BONI (Claire Denis/France)
-- TEMPTRESS MOON (Chen Kaige/China)
-- L'APPARTEMENT (Gilles Mimouni/ France)
-- A MOMENT OF INNOCENCE (Mohsen Makhmalbaf/Iran)
-- KOLYA (Jan Sverak/Czech Rep)
-- THREE LIVES AND ONLY ONE DEATH (Raul Ruiz/France)
Runners Up
Lumiere and Company, Ponette, Tesis, The Dog in the Manger, Autumn Sun, Under the Skin, Drifting Clouds, Microcosm, Gabbeh, A Self Made Hero, When the Cat's Away.