這是著名的法國電影雜誌『電影筆記』(Cahiers du Cinema) 每年評選出來的10部最佳電影。
| 排名 | 電影 | 台/港譯 |
| | 1951年 | |
| 1 | The River (Jean Renoir尚雷諾) | 河流 |
| 2 | Diary Of A Country Priest (Robert Bresson) | 鄉村牧師的日記 |
| 3 | Miracle In Milan (Vittorio DeSica) | 米蘭奇蹟 |
| 4 | Los Olvidados (Luis Bunuel) | 被遺忘的人 |
| 5 | All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz) | 彗星美人 |
| 6 | Miss Julie (Alf Sjoberg) | 朱莉小姐 |
| 7 | Cronica Di Un Amore (Michaelangelo Antonioni) |
| 8 | Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder) | 紅樓金粉/日落大道 |
| 9 | Edouard et Caroline (Jacques Becker) | 愛德華與卡洛琳 |
| 10 | Francesco Giullare Di Dio (Roberto Rossellini) | 法蘭西斯的花束 |
| | 1955年 | |
| 1 | Voyage To Italy (Roberto Rossellini) | 義大利之旅/我的義大利之旅 |
| 2 | Ordet (Carl Dreyer) | 詞語 |
| 3 | The Big Knife (Robert Aldrich) | 大刀 |
| 4 | Lola Montes (Max Ophuls) | 蘿拉蒙蒂斯 |
| 5 | Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock) | 後窗 |
| 6 | Les Mauvais Recontres (Alexandre Astruc) |
| 7 | La Strada (Federico Fellini) | 大路 |
| 8 | The Barefoot Contessa (Joseph L. Mankiewicz) | 赤足天使 |
| 9 | Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray) | 荒漠怪客/強尼上戰場 |
| 10 | Kiss Me Deadly (Robert Aldrich) | 死吻 |
| | 1956年 |
| 1 | A Man Escaped (Robert Bresson) | 最後逃生 |
| 2 | Elena And Her Men (Jean Renoir) | 多情公主 |
| 3 | Rebel Without A Cause (Nicholas Ray) | 養子不教誰之過/阿飛正傳 |
| 4 | Confidential Report (Orson Welles) | 密諜 |
| 5 | Senso (Luchino Visconti) | 戰國妖姬 |
| 6 | Smiles Of A Summer Night (Ingmar Bergman) | 夏夜的微笑 |
| 7 | Il Bidone (Federico Fellini) | 騙子 |
| 8 | L'Amore (Roberto Rossellini) | 愛情 |
| 9 | Picnic (Joshua Logan) | 野宴 |
| 10 | La Paura (Roberto Rossellini) | 恐懼 |
| | 1957年 |
| 1 | A King In New York (Charlie Chaplin) | 流亡皇帝 |
| 2 | Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (Frank Tashlin) |
| 3 | Nights Of Cabiria (Federico Fellini) | 卡比利亞之夜 |
| 4 | The Wrong Man (Alfred Hitchcock) | 伸冤記 |
| 5 | The Criminal Life Of Archibaldo De La Cruz (Luis Bunuel) |
| 6 | Sawdust And Tinsel (Ingmar Bergman) | 鋸屑與碎片 |
| 7 | Bigger Than Life (Nicholas Ray) | 追夢者 |
| 8 | The Girl Can't Help It (Frank Tashlin) |
| 9 | Beyond A Reasonable Doubt (Fritz Lang) |
| 10 | Twelve Angry Men (Sidney Lumet) | 十二怒漢 |
| | 1958年 | |
| 1 | Touch Of Evil (Orson Welles) | 歷劫佳人 |
| 2 | The Seventh Seal (Ingmar Bergman) | 第七封印 |
| 3 | White Nights (Luchino Visconti) | 白夜 |
| 4 | Il Grido (Michaelangelo Antonioni) | 呼喊 |
| 5 | Bonjour Tristesse (Otto Preminger) | 玉樓春劫/早安憂鬱/晨愁" |
| 6 | Journey Into Autumn (Ingmar Bergman) |
| 7 | Une Vie (Alexandre Astruc) |
| 8 | Mon Oncle (Jacques Tati) | 我的舅舅 |
| 9 | The Quiet American (Joseph L. Mankiewicz) | 沉默的美國人/西貢風雲/情場戰場 |
| 10 | Summer Interlude (Ingmar Bergman) | 夏日插曲/夏日間奏曲 |
| | 1959年 | |
| 1 | Ugetsu Monogatari (Kenji Mizoguchi) | 雨月物語 |
| 2 | Hiroshima Mon Amour (Alain Resnais) | 廣島之戀 |
| 3 | Ivan The Terrible (Sergei Eisenstein) | 恐怖的伊凡 |
| 4 | Pickpocket (Robert Bresson) | 扒手 |
| 5 | The 400 Blows (Francois Truffaut) | 四百擊 |
| 6 | Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks) | 赤膽屠龍 |
| 7 | Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman) | 野草莓 |
| 8 | Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock) | 迷魂記 |
| 9 | Princess Yang Kwei Fei (Kenji Mizoguchi) | 楊貴妃 |
| 10 | The Tiger Of Eschnapur (Fritz Lang) |
| | 1960年 | |
| 1 | Sansho The Bailiff (Kenji Mizoguchi) | 山椒大夫 |
| 2 | L'avventura (Michaelangelo Antonioni) | 迷情 |
| 3 | Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard) | 斷了氣 |
| 4 | Shoot The Piano Player (Francois Truffaut) | 槍殺鋼琴師 |
| 5 | Poem Of The Sea (Alexander Dovzhenko/Julia Solntesva) |
| 6a | Les Bonnes Femmes (Claude Chabrol) | 表兄弟 |
| 6b | Nazarin (Luis Bunuel) | 納扎藍 |
| 8 | Moonfleet (Fritz Lang) | 慕理小鎮 |
| 9 | Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock) | 驚魂記 /觸目驚心 |
| 10 | Le Trou (Jacques Becker) | 洞 |
| | 1961年 | |
| 1 | Lola (Jacques Demy) | 蘿拉 |
| 2 | A Woman Is A Woman (Jean-Luc Godard) | 女人就是女人 |
| 3 | Paris Belongs To Us (Jacques Rivette) |
| 4 | Rocco And His Brothers (Luchino Visconti) | 洛可兄弟 |
| 5 | Shin Heike Monogotari (Kenji Mizoguchi) | 新平家物語 |
| 6 | At Great Cost (Mark Donskoi) |
| 7 | La Notte (Michaelangelo Antonioni) | 夜 |
| 8 | Last Year At Marienbad (Alain Resnais) | 去年在馬倫巴 |
| 9 | Elmer Gantry (Richard Brooks) | 孽海痴魂/靈與慾 |
| 10 | Two Rode Together (John Ford) | 馬上雙雄 |
| | 1962年 | |
| 1 | My Life To Live (Jean-Luc Godard) |
| 2 | Jules and Jim (Francois Truffaut) | 夏日之戀/祖與占 |
| 3 | Hatari! (Howard Hawks) | 哈泰利 |
| 4 | Viridiana (Luis Bunuel) | 薇莉狄亞娜 維妮迪亞娜 |
| 5 | Le Signe Du Lion (Eric Rohmer) | 獅子的印記 |
| 6 | Wild River (Elia Kazan) | 狂流春醒/野河 |
| 7 | The Trial (Orson Welles) | 審判 |
| 8 | Through A Glass Darkly (Ingmar Bergman) | 穿過黑暗的玻璃/對鏡猜謎 |
| 9 | The Elusive Corporal (Jean Renoir) |
| 10 | Vanina Vanini (Roberto Rossellini) | 被俘的下士
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| | 1963年 | |
| 1 | Contempt (Jean-Luc Godard) | 輕蔑 |
| 2 | The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock) | 鳥 |
| 3 | The Exterminating Angel (Luis Bunuel) | T天使滅亡/泯滅天使 |
| 4 | Adieu Philippine (Jacques Rozier) |
| 5 | The Trial Of Joan Of Arc (Robert Bresson) | 聖女貞德的審判 |
| 6 | Muriel (Alain Resnais) | 穆里愛 |
| 7 | The Nutty Professor (Jerry Lewis) |
| 8 | Les Carabiniers (Jean-Luc Godard) |
| 9 | Salvatore Giuliano (Francesco Rosi) | 殺企業家之死/龍頭之死 |
| 10 | 8 1/2 (Federico Fellini) | 八又二分之一/八部半 |
| | 1964年 | |
| 1 | 法外之徒 |
| 2 | Getrud (Carl Dreyer) |
| 3 | Marnie (Luis Bunuel) | |
| 4 | A Married Woman (Jean-Luc Godard) |
| 5 | Man's Favorite Sport?(Howard Hawks) | 湖畔春曉
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| 6 | Les Carabiniers (Michaelangelo Antonioni) | 紅色沙漠 |
| 7 | . America, America (Elia Kazan) | 美國、美國 |
| 8 | The Silence (Ingmar Bergman)) | 沈默 |
| 9 | Now About These Women (Ingmar Bergman) |
| 10 | The Servant (Joseph Losey) | 僕人 |
| | 1965年 | |
| 1 | Pierrot Le Fou(Jean-Luc Godard) | 狂人比埃洛 |
| 2 | Sandra (Luchino Visconti) |
| 3 | Winter Light (Ingmar Bergman) | 冬日之光 |
| 4 | Paris Vu Par... (Jean Rouch episode) |
| 5 | Alphaville (Jean-Luc Godard) | 阿爾發城
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| 6 | Lilith (Robert Rossen) | 亂絲情網 |
| 7 | Shock Corridor(Sam Fuller) | 地震帶/走廊凶殺案 |
| 8 | The Family Jewels (Jerry Lewis) |
| 9 | The Gospel According To St. Matthew | 馬太福音 |
| 10 | Le Bonheur(Agnes Varda) | 幸福 |
| | 1966年 | |
| 1 | Au Hasard Balthaza(Robert Bresson) | 巴爾塔紮爾的遭遇 |
| 2 | Walkover (Jerzy Skolimowski) |
| 3 | Not Reconciled (Jean-Marie Straub) |
| 4 | Masculin Feminin(Jean-Luc Godard) | 男人女人 |
| 5 | The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short (Andre Delvaux) |
| 6 | Seven Women (John Ford) |
| 7 | The Rise To Power Of Louis XIV (Roberto Rossellini) |
| 8 | Torn Curtain(Alfred Hitchcock) | 沖破鐵幕/衝出鐵幕 |
| 9 | Red Line 7000(Howard Hawks) | 龍虎大飛車 |
| 10 | Fist In The Pocket (Marco Bellochio) |
| | 1967年 | |
| 1 | Persona (Ingmar Bergman) | 假面 |
| 2 | Belle De Jour (Luis Bunuel) | 青樓怨婦/青樓紅杏 |
| 3 | Weekend(Jean-Luc Godard) | 週末 |
| 4 | La Chasse Au Lion D'Arc (Jean Rouch) |
| 5 | Playtime (Jacques Tati) | 遊戲時間 |
| 6 | The Big Mouth (Jerry Lewis) |
| 7a | Daisies (Vera Chytilova) |
| 7b | The Nun (Jacques Rivette) |
| 9 | 2 Or 3 Things I Know About Her (Jean-Luc Godard) |
| 10 | Le Chinoise (Jean-Luc Godard) | 中國女人 |
| | 1968年 | |
| 1 | Chronicle Of Anna-Magdalena Bach (Jean-Marie Straub) | 巴哈夫人紀事 |
| 2 | Before The Revolution(Bernardo Bertolucci) | 革命前夕 |
| 3 | The Edge (Robert Kramer) |
| 4 | Toby Damnit (Federico Fellini) |
| 5 | Don't Let It Kill You (Jean-Pierre Lefebvre) |
| 6 | Le Regne De Jour (Pierre Perrault) |
| 7 | Barrier (Jerzy Skolimowski) |
| 8 | Stolen Kisses (Francois Truffaut) | 偷 吻) |
| 9 | Ride In The Whirlwind(Monte Hellman) | 華麗冒險 |
| 10a | The Bride Wore Black (Francois Truffaut) | 黑衣新娘 |
| 10b | Les Contrebandiers (Luc Moullet) |