“Dogtooth”: The Greeks have a word for it.
And now, the moment all New York ers have been wait ing for. Cine File’s favorite movies of 2010, in order of merit. Note they include films from the entire year, not just the Oscar-bait flicks released in November and December.
1. “Lourdes” (Jessica Hausner, France). God bless Sylvie Testud as a handicapped woman who goes to Lourdes in search of a cure.
2. “The Girl” (Fredrik Edfeldt, Sweden). Blanca Engstrom is a star in the making in this coming-of-age charmer.
3. “Dogtooth” (Giorgos Lanthimos, Greece). A pervert’s family values.
4. “Winter’s Bone” (Debra Granik, USA). Actress Jennifer Lawrence excels as young woman trying to save the family farm in this redneck saga.
5. “Enter the Void” (Gaspar Noé, France). Dazzling exercise in cinematic envelope-pushing. Enter at your own risk.
6. “The Portuguese Nun” (Eugene Green, Portugal). An unconventional love story that requires an unconventional mindset to appreciate.
7. “Mademoiselle Chambon” (Stéphane Brizé, France). Another triumph by sadly underappreciated actress Sandrine Kiberlain, as a teacher having an affair with a student’s dad (Vincent Lindon).
8. “Tiny Furniture” (Lena Dunham, USA). She wrote, directed and starred in this gem about a TriBeCa family like her own, featuring her own relatives.
9. “Carlos” (Olivier Assayas, France). Years of the Jackal. Epic biopic about the infamous terrorist (Edgar Ramirez).
10. “Milk of Sorrow” (Claudia Ilosa, Peru). A teen girl’s fear of sex leads to an unconventional form of birth control.
V.A. Musetto is film editor of The Post; vam@nypost.com