This is a list of foreign-language film titles — short films, feature films, and TV movies — that include librarians and/or archivists, arranged alphabetically by title. I have collected these titles from various sources (books, web sites, articles).
Note: As my primary focus is analyzing English-language films, I cannot state for certain that every film on this list actually includes a librarian and/or archivist.
#s | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
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3 Idiots (2009) — India
1942: A Love Story (1994) — India
A
ABNKKBSNPLAko?! (2014) — Philippines
Aiyyaa (2012) — India
L’ange (1983) — France
Agent Trouble (1987) — France
Agnes and His Brothers, aka Agnes und seine Brüder (2004) — Germany
Alfie, the Little Werewolf, aka Dolfje Weerwolfje (2011) — Netherlands
All Time, aka Alle tijd (2011) — Netherlands
Allein, aka Alone (2004) — Germany
Les amateurs (2003) — France
L’ange (1982) — France
Angel in the Wardrobe, aka Aniol w szafie (1987) — Poland
Antarctica (2008) — Israel
L’appartement, aka The Apartment (1996) — France / Spain / Italy
Appearances, aka Les apparences (2020) — France / Belgium
Apprenticeship of the Inventor Polz, aka Ucna leta izumitelja Polza (1982) — Yugoslavia
The Archive, aka Arhiv (2018, short film) — Croatia
Asfalttilampaat, aka The Asphalt Lambs (1968) — Finland
Augustitango (1993, short film) — Sweden
B
Barbara Wood: Lockruf der Vergangenheit (2004, TV movie) — Germany
Barjo, aka Confessions d’un Barjo (1992) — France
Bastille (1984) — Netherlands
Bele udovice (1984, TV movie) — Yugoslavia
The Best of Youth (2003) — Italy
The Beyond, aka L’aldilà; E tu vivrai nel terrore (1981) — Italy
The Birthday, aka Urodziny mlodego warszawiaka (1980) — Poland
Black Mask, aka Hak hap (1996) — Hong Kong
The Blue Kite, aka Lan feng zheng (1993) — China/Hong Kong
Bread and Poetry, aka Nan o she’r (1994) — Iran
A Brighter Summer Day, aka Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian (1991) — Taiwan
Les Bûchers qu’on ignore (2000, short film) — France
Buongiorno, Notte (2003) — Italy
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Celine and Julie Go Boating, aka Céline et Julie vont en bateau; Phantom Ladies Over Paris (1974) — France
Centochiodi (2007) — Italy
Che ora è?, aka What Time is It? (1989)– Italy
The Church, aka La Chiesa (1989) — Italy:
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The Clue, aka 4th Period Mystery and 4-kyo-si Choo-ri-yeong-yeok (2009) — South Korea
The Color of Pomegranates, aka Sayat Nova (1969) — Soviet Union
Come Have Coffee with Us, aka Venga a prendere il caffè da noi (1970) — Italy
The Convent, aka O Convento (1995) — Portugal/France
The Correct Method of Love is not in a Book or Blueprint, aka Koi no tadashii houhou wa hon nimo sekkeizu nimo notteinai (2010) — Japan
La corruzuine (1963) — Italy / France
The Cousins, aka Les Cousins (1959) — France
Čovjek koji je volio sprovode (1989) — Yugoslavia
Cowgirl (2004) — Germany
The Crimson Rivers, aka Les Rivières pourpres (2000) — France
Crni biseri (1958) — Yugoslavia
Khanjar, aka The Dagger (1980) — India
Kyoto Story, aka Kyoto uzumasa monogatari (2010) — Japan
D
Daddy-Long-Legs, aka Kidari ajeossi (2005) — South Korea
The Dangerous Sex Date, aka Amorestremo (2001) — Italy
The Day I Died: Unclosed Case (2020) — South Korea
Deep Red, aka Profondo rosso (1975) — Italy
Disciples of Hippocrates, aka Hipokuratesu-tachi (1980) — Japan
Ditto, aka Donggam (2000) — South Korea
Dlugi weekend (2004, TV movie) — Poland
Doppelsterne (2003) — Austria
Dracula 3D (2012) — Italy/France/Spain
Drømmene i Bjæverskov (1997, TV movie/documentary) — Denmark
E
Each Heart Has Its Own Story, aka Vart hjärta har sin saga (1948) — Sweden
Écrans de sable, aka Sand Screens (1991) — France / Tunisia / Italy
Eeny Meeny, aka Ene bene (2000) — Czech Republic
The Element of Crime, aka Forbrydelsens element (1984) — Denmark
The Enchantment, aka Yuwakusha (1989) — Japan
Epidemic (1987) — Denmark
Erica Minor (1974) — Switzerland
Espion, lève-toi (1982) — France / Switzerland
L’étudiante (1988) — France
Even Kids Started Small (2006, short film) — Israel
Everyone’s in Love, aka Tutti innamorati (1959) — Italy
The Exception, aka Undtagelsen (2019) — Denmark / Norway / Sweden
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The Face of Jizo, aka Chichi to Kuraseba (2004) — Japan
Facklorna (1991, TV movie) — Sweden/Denmark
Fai wa siu suet (1996, short film) — Hong Kong
Fantastic Man (2003) — Philippines
Fellini’s Casanova, aka Il Casanova di Federico Fellini; Casanova (1976) — Italy
Feu Mathias Pascal (1937) — France
Figaro Stories, aka Historias de Figaro (1991) — Argentina / Netherlands
First Day High (2006) — Philippines
En Flicka for mej (1943) — Sweden
Footnote, aka Hearat Shulayim (2011) — Israel
For the Hopeless Romantic, aka Para sa hopeless romantic (2015) — Philippines
The Forgotten Battle, aka De slag om de Schelde (2020) — Netherlands / Belgium
Four Sisters Before the Wedding (2020) — Philippines
French Lovers (1985, short film) — France
Full Moon Over Belgrade, aka Pun mesec nad Beogradom (1993) — Yugoslavia
Fulltime Killer, aka Chuen zik saat sau (2001) — Hong Kong
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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, aka Il giardino dei Finzi Contini (1970) — Italy
Les gens honnêtes vivent en France, aka La gente honrada (2005) — Colombia / France
The German Doctor, aka Wakolda (2013) — Argentina
Gi-Juk, aka Miracle: Letters to the President (2021) — South Korea
La Gioconda está triste (1977, short film) — Spain
The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai, aka Hatsujô kateikyôshi: Sensei no aijiru (2003) — Japan
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla, aka Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 3 (2003) — Japan
Good Boy, Bad Boy (2007) — India
Good Morning, Night, aka Buongiorno, notte (2003) — Italy
The Guy in the Grave Next Door, aka Grabben i graven bredvid (2002) — Sweden/Norway
H
Ha-Simla (1970) — Israel
Halik sa paa, halik sa kamay (1979) — Philippines
The Hand of Power, aka The Zombie Walks; Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968) — West Germany
Happening, aka L’événement (2021) — France
Hard Boiled, aka Lat sau san taam (1992) — Hong Kong
Haru (1996) — Japan
Heartbreak Library, aka Keu namjaui chaek 198jjeuk (2008) — South Korea
Heather Love Short Movies, aka Aoi no Tegami (2012, short film) — Japan
Hello, Mr. Kivi, aka Päivää, herra Kivi (1984) — Finland
Himitsu no hanazono, aka My Secret Cache; My Secret Place (1997) — Japan
Hojdhoppar’n (1981) — Sweden
L’homme aux yeux d’argent (1985) — France
L’homme de nulle part, aka Feu Mathias Pascal (1937) — France
Honeymoon, aka Honning måne (1978) — Denmark
Honning måne, aka Honeymoon; In My Life (1978) — Denmark
The House by the Cemetery, aka Quella villa accanto al cimitero (1981) — Italy
The House of the Laughing Windows, aka The House with Laughing Windows; La Casa dalle finestre che ridono (1976) — Italy
The House on Chelouche Street (1973) — Israel
How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause, aka Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause (2003) — Canada (French)
The Human Vapor, aka Gasu ningen dai ichigo; The First Gas Human (1960) — Japan
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I to će proći (1985) — Yugoslavia
I Lost My Body, aka J’ai perdu mon corps (2019) — France
I Love Beijing, aka Xiari nuanyangyang (2001) — China
I Shall Live by Myself, aka Ora ora de hitori igumo — Japan
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, aka Kimi no Suizō o Tabetai (2018) — Japan
I Wish, aka Kiseki (2011) — Japan
The Ideal Schoolmaster, aka Kantor ideál (1932) — Czechoslovakia
Ikaw lang (1993) — Philippines
In My Life, aka Honning måne (1978) — Denmark
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Inferno, aka Dario Argento’s Inferno (1980) — Italy
Intentions of Murder, aka Akai satsui (1964) — Japan
Intimate Strangers, aka Confidences trop intimes (2004) — France
Irezumi, aka Irezumi: Spirit of Tattoo (1982) — Japan
J
The Jackpot!, aka La Totale! (1991) — France
Jenatsch (1987) — France/Switzerland
Jesus of Montreal, aka Jésus de Montréal (1989) — Canada (French)
K
Kauwboy (2012) — Netherlands
Khiladi (1992) — India
Kimi wa boku o sukininaru (1989) — Japan
King Size, aka Kingsajz (1988) — Poland
Kino Caravan, aka Caravana cinematografica (2009) — Romania
Kisetsufu no kanatani (1958) — Japan
Ko puca otvorice mu se (1965) — Yugoslavia
Kris Pusaka, aka De Kris Pusaka (1977) — Indonesia / Netherlands
Krvopijci, aka Bloodsuckers (1989) — Yugoslavia
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Larks on a String, aka Skřivánci na niti (1990) — Czechoslovakia
Last Life in the Universe, aka Ruang rak noi nid mahasan (2003) — Thailand/Japan
The Last Schoolbell, aka Ostatni dzwonek (1989) — Poland
The Last Seal, aka Das Letzte Siegel (1993) — Germany
The Last Village, aka Akhareen abadeh (1993) — Iran
Leben zu zweit (1968) — East Germany
A Legend Told, aka Kammaren (2007) — Sweden
Letters of Love, aka Love Letter; When I Close My Eyes (1995) — Japan
The Library, aka A Biblioteca (2013, short film) — Thailand
Library Thief, aka Bibliotekstjuven (2003) — Sweden
Library Wars, aka Toshokan sensô (2013) — Japan:
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Life Goes On, aka Livet gar vidare (1941) — Sweden
Life Together , aka Leben zu zweit (1968) — East Germany
Like Asura, aka Ashura no gotoku (2003) — Japan
A Little Girl from the Hotel Excelsior, aka Dziewczynka z hotelu Excelsior (1988) — Poland
The Lives of Others, aka Das Leben der Anderen (2006) — Germany
Lola, aka Donna di vita (1961) — Italy/France
Lola (1981) — West Germany
Long Live Ghosts!, aka At zijí duchové (1977) — Czechoslovakia
Long Weekend, aka Długi Weekend (2004) — Poland
Lost in Paris, aka Paris pieds nus (2016) — France/Belgium
Love by Request, aka Vlyublyon po sobstvennomu zhelaniyu (1982) — Soviet Union
Love in Another Language (2009) — Turkey
Love Life, aka Liebesleben (2007) — Israel/Germany
Love Me If You Dare, aka Jeux d’enfants (2003) — France/Belgium
Love My Life (2006) — Japan
Love on the Run, aka L’Amour en fuite (1979) — France
Love Stories, aka Historie milosne (1997) — Poland
Lovers and Leavers, aka Kuutamolla (2002) — Finland
M
Main, Meri Patni . . . Aur Woh! (2005) — India
The Man Without a Map, aka Moetsukita chizu (1968) — Japan
Manrape, aka Män kan inte våldtas (1978) — Finland/Sweden
Manuela’s Loves, aka Le jupon rouge (1987) — France
A Mão e a Luva – The story of a book trafficker (2010, documentary) — (Brazil)
Martha (1974) — West Germany
The Martin Administration, aka Regjeringen Martin (2002, short film) — Norway
Más negro que la noche (1975) — Mexico
Master of Disaster, aka Lung fu siu yeh (1982) — Hong Kong
The Matchmaker, aka Once I Was; Paam Hayiti (2010) — Israel
Matilda (1991) — Italy
Medium (1985) — Poland
A Mere Mortal, aka Simple mortel (1991) — France
Mi nismo anđeli, aka We are Not Angels (1992) – Yugoslavia
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A Mismatched Couple, aka Main, Meri Patni … Aur Woh (2005) — India
La mort d’un bûcheron, aka The Death of a Lumberjack (1973) — Canada (French)
Mortal Transfer, aka Mortel transfert (2001) — France/Germany
Mother of Tears, aka La terza madre (2007) — Italy
My Afternoons with Margueritte, aka La tête en friche (2010) — France
My Name Is Yu Ming, aka Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom (2003, short film) — Ireland/China
My Secret Cache, aka Himitsu no hanazono (1997) — Japan
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N, aka Io e Napoleone (2006) — Italy/Spain/France
Na svoji vesni (2002) Slovenia
Nacionalna klasa (1979) — Yugoslavia
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The Nasty Girl, aka Das Schreckliche Mädchen (1990) — Italy
Néa, aka Nea: New Woman (1976) — France
Night Corridor, aka Yao ye hui lang (2003) — Hong Kong
Night of the Sinner, aka Pecador (2009) — Italy / Spain
O
Od pet do sedam (1976, TV movie) — Yugoslavia
Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu (1971) — Japan
The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea, aka La Vieille qui marchait dans la mer (1991) — France
On Our Own Vesna, aka Na svoji Vesni (2002) — Slovenia
Order of the Daisy, aka Les compagnons de la marguerite (1967) — France / Italy
Our Music, aka Notre musique (2004) — France / Switzerland
Out of the Blur, aka Fai wa siu suet (1996, short film) — Hong Kong
P
Partner (1968) — Italy
A Pendragon Legenda (1974) — Hungary
Penguin’s Memory – Shiawase monogatari, aka Penguin’s Memory: A Tale of Happiness (1985) — France
Petra (2020, TV mini-series) — Italy
Pez elefante (2009) — Argentina
The Picture (2017) — South Korea
Pieta (1997) — Japan
Phantom Life, aka La vie fantôme (1992) — Canada (French)
Plan Man, aka Peulraenmaen (2014) — South Korea
La plante humaine (1996) — Canada / France
Poison Friends, aka Les amitiés maléfiques (2006) — France
Polish Death, aka Polska smierc (1995) — Poland
Poseban tretman (1980) – Yugoslavia
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Polowanie na muchy, aka Hunting Flies (1969) — Poland
Polska śmierć (1995) — Poland
Porte de Vincennes, aka The Melman Brothers (2022) — France
Prawdziwy koniec wielkiej wojny (1957) — Poland
Professor Columbus (1968) — West Germany / The Netherlands
P.R.O.F.S. (1985) — France
R
Radio Romance (1996) — Philippines
Raining in the Mountain, aka Kong shan ling yu (1979) — Taiwan / Hong Kong
Rape!, aka Okasu! (1976) — Rape
Read or Die, aka R.O.D. (2001) — Japan
Regjeringen Martin (2002, short film) — Norway
Rehearsals for War, aka Teatro di guerra (1998) — Italy
Reincarnation, aka Rinne (2005) — Japan
Reprise (2006) — Norway
Rio das Mortes (1971, TV movie) — West Germany
Rouge et noir, aka Le rouge et le noir (1954) — France
Rouge-gorge (1985) — France / Belgium
The Roundup, aka La Rafle (2010) — France / Germany / Hungary
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Same Old Song, aka On connaît la chanson (1997) — France
Sand Screens, aka Écrans de sable (1992) — France / Tunisia / Italy
Sandra, aka Vaghe stelle dell’Orsa (1965) — Italy
Satan’s Brew, aka Satansbraten (1976) — West Germany
Satyanweshi (2013) — India
Das Schreckliche Mädchen (1990) — West Germany
The Schoolgirl’s Diary, aka Han nyeohaksaengeui ilgi (2007) — North Korea
Scorpio Nights 2 (1999) — Philippines
The Secret, aka Het geheim (2010) — Netherlands
Sex Is Zero 2, aka Saekjeuk shigong ssizeun 2 (2007) — South Korea
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace,aka Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes (1962) — France/Italy/ Germany
Shinjuku dorobô nikki, aka Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969) — Japan
The Shiver of the Vampires, aka Le Frisson des vampires (1971) — France
Silent Night, aka Stille Nacht (2004) — Netherlands
Simla, Ha– (1970) — Israel
Sisterakas (2012) — Philippines
Skriti spomin Angele Vode (2009, TV movie) — Slovenia
Skuggan (1953) — Sweden
Solaris, aka Solyaris (1972) — Soviet Union
Solitude (2001) — Canada (French)
The Soul Keeper, aka Prendimi l’anima (2002) — Italy/France
Spiritual Kung Fu, aka Quan jing (1978) — Hong Kong / Taiwan
Spoiled Children, aka Des enfants gâtés (1977) — France
Što sa sobom preko dana (2006, documentary) — Croatia
Strip Mind (2007) — Germany
Sunshine and Showers, aka Sun and Rain; Taiyang yu (1988) — China
Swan Song, aka Labedzi spiew (1988) — Poland
The Swordsman, aka Xiao ao jiang hu (1990) — Hong Kong / Taiwan
Szerafina (2007, short film) — Hungary
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Taiyang yu (1988) — China
A Tale of Winter, aka Conte d’hiver (1992) — France
Tambourine, Drum, aka Buben, baraban (2009) — Russia
Their Last Night, aka Leur dernière nuit (1953) — France
Thelma (2017) — Norway/France/Denmark/Sweden
Thomas and Senior on the Trail of Brute Berend, aka Thomas en Senior op het spoor van Brute Berend (1985) — Netherlands
Three Seats for the 26th, aka Trois places pour le 26 (1988) — France
Tokyo Sonata (2008) — Japan / Netherlands / Hong Kong
Tonio Kroeger, aka Tonio Kröger (1964) — France / West Germany
Tora-san’s Lovesick, aka Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro koiyatsure; Tora-san’s 13 (1974) — Japan
La totale! (1991) — France
Toute la mémoire du monde (1956, documentary short film) — France
A través de mi ventana, aka Through My Window (2022) — Spain
Tražim srodnu dušu (1990, TV mini-series) — Yugoslavia
The Treasure Hunters, aka Long hu shao ye (1981) — Hong Kong
The Tree, the Mayor and the Mediatheque, aka L’arbre, le maire et la médiathèque (1993) — France
Tuntematon mestari, aka One Last Deal (2018) – Finland
Two Lives, aka Zwei Leben (2012) — Germany / Norway
The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal, aka Le Due Vite Di Mattia Pascal (1985) — Italy
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Up, Down, Fragile, aka Haut bas fragile (1995) — France / Switzerland
Une place parmi les vivants (2003) — France
Urzad, aka Urząd (1969, TV movie) — Poland
Uttarayan (2005) — India
V
Va savoir?, aka Who Knows? (2001) — France/Italy/Germany
La valse des médias (1987, documentary) — France
Vampiros (2004) — Puerto Rico
Vares: Kaidan tien kulkijat (2012) — Finland
Variola vera (1982) — Yugoslavia
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Varljivo leto ’68 (1984) — Yugoslavia
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Vera (1986) — Brazil
Verification, aka Weryfikacja (1987) — Poland
La vie fantôme (1996) — Canada
La vita agra, aka It’s a Hard Life (1964) — Italy
Vlyublyon po sobstvennomu zhelaniyu, aka Love by Request (1983) — Soviet Union
W
The Waiting List, aka Lista de espera (2000) — Spain / Cuba / France / Mexico / Germany
The Wedding Cow, aka Die Hochzeitskuh (1999) — Germany/ Switzerland
Welcome Home (2004) — Austria
What’s It All About, aka El Perquè de tot plegat (1995) — Spain
Whisper of the Heart, aka Mimi wo sumaseba (1995) — Japan
Who Knows?, aka Va savoir (2001) — France/Italy
Why Not Me?, aka Pourquoi pas moi? (1999) — France/Italy
Widower with 5 Daughters, aka Witmer mit 5 Töchtern (1957) — West Germany
Wings of Desire, aka Der Himmel über Berlin (1987) — West Germany/ France:
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A Winter’s Tale, aka Conte d’hiver; A Tale of Winter (1992) — France
The Witch, aka La Strega in Amore (1966) — Italy
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Yalp (2004, short film) — France/Germany
Young Goethe in Love, aka Goethe! (2010) — Germany
Z
Zajecia dydaktyczne (1980, TV movie) — Poland
Zelená vlna (1981) — Czechoslovakia
Zhou Yu’s Train, aka Zhou Yu de huo che (2002) — China / Hong Kong
The Zombie Walks, aka Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968) — West Germany
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