October 4, 2007
My Favorite Films
The following are my personal favorite films. I am attempting to get into film school and wanted to make a list so that one day I will be able to see what I loved at the tender age of 27. Though not necessarily reflective of what I think are technically the best films, most are here. I can see vague themes that run through these choices. It will be interesting to see how this changes. Hopefully I will be able to offer a bit of information on why I love these films so much and perhaps provide an image or two.
50) THE LADY VANISHES, Alfred Hitchcock, 1938
49) THE SEVEN BEAUTIES, Lina Wertmuller, 1976
48) ANNIE HALL, Woody Allen, 1977
47) THE GENERAL, Buster Keaton, 1927
46) DAYS OF BEING WILD, Wong Kar-wai, 1991
45) CODE UNKNOWN, Michael Haneke, 2000
44) A MAN ESCAPED, Robert Bresson, 1956
43) THE SEVEN SAMURAI, Akira Kurosawa 1954
42) PLAY TIME, Jaques Tati, 1967
41) AKIRA, Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988
40) 3 WOMEN, Robert Altman, 1977
39) MYSTERY TRAIN, Jim Jarmusch, 1989
38) SHORT CUTS, Robert Altman, 1993
37) BASQUIAT, Julian Schnabel, 1996
36) CLAIR'S KNEE, Eric Rohmer, 1970
35) WAGES OF FEAR, Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953
34) THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS, Jørgen Leth & Lars Von Trier, 2003
33) BAD TIMING, Nicolas Roeg, 1980
32) BLUE, Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1993
31) AGUIRRE: WRATH OF GOD, Werner Herzog, 1972
30) THE LONG GOODBYE, Robert Altman, 1973
29) NIGHTS OF CABIRIA, Federico Fellini, 1957
28) THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE, Luis Buñuel, 1977
27) THE CRANES ARE FLYING, Mikhail Kalatozov, 1957
26) THE THIN RED LINE, Terrence Malick, 1998
25) THE SWORD OF DOOM, Kihachi Okamoto, 1966
24) SHERMAN'S MARCH, Ross McElwee, 1986
23) CHUNGKING EXPRESS, Wong Kar-wai, 1994
22) CONTEMPT, Jean-Luc Godard, 1963
21) RIFIFI, Jules Dassin, 1955
20) WITHNAIL & I, Bruce Robinson, 1987
19) SOLARIS, Andrei Tarkovsky, 1972
18) THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, David Lean, 1957
17) BREATHLESS, Jean-Luc Godard, 1960
16) SANS SOLEIL, Chris Marker, 1983
15) THE RULES OF THE GAME, Jean Renoir, 1939
14) THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE, Víctor Erice, 1973
13) PERSONA, Ingmar Bergman, 1966
12) LA DOLCE VITA, Federico Fellini, 1960
11) ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS, Luchino Visconti, 1960
10) THE PASSENGER, Michelangelo Antonioni, 1975
09) STOP MAKING SENSE, Jonathan Demme, 1984
08) L'AVVENTURA, Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960
07) THE LADY EVE, Preston Sturges, 1941
06) THE CONFORMIST, Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970
05) IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, Wong Kar-wai, 2000
04) THE GRAND ILLUSION, Jean Renoir, 1937
03) ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, Sergio Leone, 1968
02) CHILDREN OF PARADISE, Marcel Carné, 1945
01) 8 1/2, Federico Fellini, 1963
Posted by Fran at October 4, 2007 2:33 PM