5. "Tree of Wooden Clogs", 1978

Poster of "Tree of Wooden Clogs" [Xinhuanew]

 

Two years in a row, the Palme d'Or went to Italian films: the Taviani brothers' "Padre Padrone" in 1977 and this splendid rural epic from Ermanno Olmi.

6. "Sex, Lies, and Videotape", 1989

Poster of "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" [Xinhuanet]

 

This Steven Soderbergh's independent-film is a romantic comedy about sexual dysfunction and deception.