Satyajit Ray
5 titles, 84th in points with 9,953
Satyajit Ray is India’s most famous filmmaker, and might appropriately be called the Father of Indian Cinema. Just before his death, he received an honorary Oscar for his life’s work. After his death, hundreds of thousands of Indians gathered around his house in respect. Many other filmmakers outside of India are said to have been either
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Showing posts with label foreign films. Show all posts
Top Ranked Films of Henri-Georges Clouzot
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Henri-Georges Clouzot and Romy Schneider
Henri-Georges Clouzot
3 titles, 83rd in total points with 10,033
A formalist, Clouzot’s films adhere to plot and pacing much like Hitchcock, to whom he’s been compared. It’s a pity that there weren’t very many full-length titles in his life’s work, around fifteen total.
These are all the films of classic French director Clouzot that made the top 1000 in
Henri-Georges Clouzot
3 titles, 83rd in total points with 10,033
A formalist, Clouzot’s films adhere to plot and pacing much like Hitchcock, to whom he’s been compared. It’s a pity that there weren’t very many full-length titles in his life’s work, around fifteen total.
These are all the films of classic French director Clouzot that made the top 1000 in
Top Ranked Films of Pedro Almodóvar
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Pedro Almodóvar
5 titles, 57th in points with 13,429
I always enjoy every Almodóvar film. I agree with the rankings of these, especially the first four, only I'd have them all higher ranked. He has a great touch with films with nearly all-female casts, as are these first four. I first discovered him in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, which is probably his most comic film, almost out
Top Ranked Films of Werner Herzog
Monday, November 7, 2011
Werner Herzog
5 titles, 56th in points with 13,638
12 titles in all made polls, if all points were included, he would be 41st
Born Werner H. Stipetic in Munich, Germany, Herzog is one of the more visionary directors alive. His films like to penetrate the harshness of nature as a primal force that overpowers men. Many of these are documentaries, so I labeled them as (doc).
These are all the
Top Ranked Films of Krszystof Kieslowski
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Krszystof Kieslowski
6 titles, 51st with 14,576 points
These are all the films of Polish director Krszystof Kieslowski’s that made the top 1000 in our 2011 update of the Top Ranked 1000 Films on the Net, all polls.
1. Three Colours: Red (1994) #275
2. Double Life of Veronique, The (1991) #344
3. Dekalog (1988) #361
4. Three Colours: Blue (1993) #420 My favorite of the three colors
5. Short
Top Ranked Films of Roberto Rossellini
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Rossellini, Roberto
6 titles, 50th in points with 14,671
Rossellini was part of the wave of post-war Italian realists, that included Fellini, Antonioni, De Sica, Visconti, Ormi and others. Their influence affected a later wave of creative Italian filmmakers such as Bertolucci, Leoni, Monicelli, Caviani, and Wertmuller. Rossellini is as reknowned for his long-time affair with actress Ingrid
6 titles, 50th in points with 14,671
Rossellini was part of the wave of post-war Italian realists, that included Fellini, Antonioni, De Sica, Visconti, Ormi and others. Their influence affected a later wave of creative Italian filmmakers such as Bertolucci, Leoni, Monicelli, Caviani, and Wertmuller. Rossellini is as reknowned for his long-time affair with actress Ingrid
Top Ranked Films of Bernardo Bertolucci
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Bernardo Bertolucci
5 titles, 48th in points with 15,127
Bertolucci is one of my favorite directors, The Conformist is a masterpiece. Beautifully photographed, you can see it’s influence on U.S. films like the two Godfathers. The Last Emperor was also beautifully made. He is severely underrated to me, he would be in my top 10.
These are all the films of Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci’s
5 titles, 48th in points with 15,127
Bertolucci is one of my favorite directors, The Conformist is a masterpiece. Beautifully photographed, you can see it’s influence on U.S. films like the two Godfathers. The Last Emperor was also beautifully made. He is severely underrated to me, he would be in my top 10.
These are all the films of Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci’s
Top Ranked Films of Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica
3 titles, 45th in points with 15,777
De Sica made post-war films in the style of Italian postwar realism. These films usually have a gritty, black-and-white style that closely resembles documentaries, shot on the streets in real light.
In an interview on a dvd, he said the day of studios making happy escapism for the masses were over, that a new world demanded films of
3 titles, 45th in points with 15,777
De Sica made post-war films in the style of Italian postwar realism. These films usually have a gritty, black-and-white style that closely resembles documentaries, shot on the streets in real light.
In an interview on a dvd, he said the day of studios making happy escapism for the masses were over, that a new world demanded films of
Top Ranked Films of Kenji Mizoguchi
Monday, October 31, 2011
Kenji Mizoguchi
5 titles, 46th in points with 15,534
These are all the films of Mizoguchi's that made the top 1000 in our 2011 update of the Top Ranked 1000 Films on the Net, all polls.
1. Ugetsu (1953) #85
2. Sansho the Bailiff (1954) #240
3. Princess Yang Kwei Fei (Yokihi, 1955) #414
4. Story of the Late Chrysanthemums, The (1939) #617
5. Life of Oharu, The (1952) #635
Those just out of
Top Ranked Films of François Truffaut
Saturday, October 22, 2011
François Truffaut
5 titles, 29th in points with 20,408
These are all the films of Truffaut’s that made the top 1000 in our 2011 update of the Top Ranked 1000 Films on the Net, all polls.
1. The 400 Blows (1959) France, bw #37
2. Jules et Jim (1961) #73
3. Day for Night (1973) #334
4. Shoot the Piano Player (1960) #427
5. Wild Child, The (1970) #904
He had 4 more outside the top 1000
6. Two
Top Ranked Films of Fritz Lang
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Fritz Lang
25th in points with 21,131 with only 4 titles in the top 1000
Lang was an early master of German expressionism, along with Murnau, Pabst, and von Sternberg, which dominated his early films. Later he came to Hollywood and made more western styled films that weren't as artistic, most were standard film noir and crime films, though better than the average fare.
These are all the films
Top Ranked Films of Sergei M. Eisenstein
Monday, October 17, 2011
Sergei M. Eisenstein
17th with 7 titles, 37th in pts 18,094
The Russian Sergei M. Eisenstein is certainly one of the fathers of modern cinema. He seemed to have the ability to combine vast cinema epics with real historical events or famous people. All these films have something to offer the serious film student. My favorite two are Battleship Potemkin and Alexander Nevsky, the last featuring
Top Ranked Films of Michaelangelo Antonioni
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Michaelangelo Antonioni
Tied for 24th with 6 titles in the top 1000, ranked 26th in pts, 21045
Antonioni was another in the new wave of Italian post-war realists, along with Rossellini, Fellini, De Sica, Visconti, and others. His 1960 black-and-white film L’avventura was his personal breakthrough and his masterpiece. He probably deserves to be higher ranked, but then he didn’t have a high
Top Ranked Films of Robert Bresson
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Robert Bresson
(8 titles, tied for 11th with 5 others. He is 16th overall in points, with 25,677 – just behind the Coen Brothers and just ahead of Polanski)
Bresson is a very good French filmmaker, with nearly all of these worth watching, especially the top five. Most are classic black-and-white, and beautifully shot, often in low light (Au Hasard Balthazar, Mouchette). This is a pretty
Top Ranked Films of Luchino Visconti
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Luchino Visconti
8 titles overall, tied for 11th with 5 others. 40th in overall points with 17,919
One of seven children, Visconti was born in Milan (the town of Rocco and His Brothers) into a noble and wealthy family. In his early years he was exposed to art, music and theatre, at one time meeting the opera composer Giacomo Puccini, and the famous conductor Arturo Toscanini . During World War
8 titles overall, tied for 11th with 5 others. 40th in overall points with 17,919
One of seven children, Visconti was born in Milan (the town of Rocco and His Brothers) into a noble and wealthy family. In his early years he was exposed to art, music and theatre, at one time meeting the opera composer Giacomo Puccini, and the famous conductor Arturo Toscanini . During World War
Top Ranked Films of Jean Renoir
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Jean Renoir
8 titles, 23rd in points with 21,372
Jean Renoir is the son of the famous French impressionist painter August Renoir. He is considered by many critics to be perhaps the greatest filmmaker ever. Even though Rules of the Game came in higher on the consensus of all polls, you will more often see La Grande Illusion chosen as someone's choice for all time favorite. Woody Allen said only
8 titles, 23rd in points with 21,372
Jean Renoir is the son of the famous French impressionist painter August Renoir. He is considered by many critics to be perhaps the greatest filmmaker ever. Even though Rules of the Game came in higher on the consensus of all polls, you will more often see La Grande Illusion chosen as someone's choice for all time favorite. Woody Allen said only
Top Ranked Films of Akira Kurosawa
Saturday, August 13, 2011
These are all the films of Japanese master Akira Kurosawa that made the top 1000 in our 2011 update of the Top Ranked 1000 Films on the Net, all polls. He is tied for 5th with 11 ranked titles, and is 4th overall in total points, after Hitchcock, Kubrick, and Scorsese. He also has 3 titles in the top 100, and many cinephiles would argue that Ikiru is perhaps his finest film and also very close
Top Ranked Films of Jean-Luc Godard
These are all the films of Godard’s that made the top 1000 in our 2011 update of the Top Ranked 1000 Films on the Net, all polls. He place third with overall titles, tied with Bergman at 12, behind Hitchcock and Scorsese, and down from 16 in 2009, so he’s actually had four titles fall out of the top 1000. But then, with only 1 in the top 100, he's tied with about 60 others there; compare that
Top Ranked Films of Ingmar Bergman
Friday, August 12, 2011
The films of Swedish master Bergman are a mixed bag, as he can often produce what I consider art, as in The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries, then he can descend into the angst and inner hell of characters in crisis - films like Cries and Whispers and Scenes From a Marriage almost sent me out of the theater. He is definitely a visual master worth studying, by anyone interested in cinema, but
The Top Ranked Films of Luis Buñuel
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Spanish surrealist Luis Buñuel, a friend of surrealist painter Salvador Dali, has given cinema a glimpse of his unique vision of cinema as art. His most accessible film, Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie [photo below], is a gentle satire of suburban life, in which dinner guest arrive for a dinner that gets continually delayed by the mind of Buñuel and other unforeseen events.
1. Discreet
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