Good choices. However, no best list is complete for me without:

The Apu Trilogy - Satyajit Ray
Diary of a Country Priest - Robert Bresson
Ikiru - Kurosawa
Leolo - Jean-claude Lauzon
Lamerica, Stolen Children - Gianni Amelio
Wild Reeds - Andre Techine
Red Balloon - Lamorisse
Quince Tree Sun - Victor Erice
O Lucky Man - Lindsay Anderson
Forbidden Games - Rene Clement