100 Italian films

I've found this list of 100 films from Italy from between 1942 and 1978 that are to be saved. I've seen about 4 of them that I'm aware of, and I could see those movies again, except I remember 1900 (1976) was really long, 4 hours.

I read about The Battle of Algiers (1966) when I was watching it, and I thought it might be French, but it wasn't on my great French movies list. Set in and about Algeria, you could say it was Algerian. Spoken in French during the occupation by the French, there is some French in it. The production of the movie is Italian, so it's a combination movie. This is the first movie I see on the list, and then I look for movies from newest to oldest.

L'albero degli zoccoli (1978) or The Tree of Wooden Clogs. Amazing film. It's set in a farm in 1898 Italy, with stresses and beauty. The ending is gutting.

I look for lists of films:

There's a good one of Iranian films recommended, one a year.

German film list on Reddit.

Best Spanish language films on Reddit, or Spanish. IMDB has a best Mexican films list.

Chinese movies Reddit.

Japanese movies Reddit.

Greek list on Letterboxd.

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