From Atlantis to Interzone


An Attempt at a Top 25 Favourite Films List
January 10, 2009, 1:46 am
Filed under: Film

I felt like trying to make one of these. It was bloody difficult and I’m already unhappy with it. Nevertheless…

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#25 Shoot the Piano Player (François Truffaut, 1960)

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#24 Cluny Brown (Ernst Lubitsch, 1946)

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#23 After Hours (Martin Scorsese, 1985)

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#22 Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)

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#21 Le Cercle rouge (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1970)

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#20 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)

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#19 Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)

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#18 Rumble Fish (Francis Ford Coppola, 1983)

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#17 Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch, 2001)

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#16 The Big Lebowski (Joel Coen, 1998)

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#15 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1943)

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#14 Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952)

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#13 Porco Rosso (Hayao Miyazaki, 1992)

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#12 Black Narcissus (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1947)

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#11 The Long Goodbye (Robert Altman, 1973)

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#10 Exotica (Atom Egoyan, 1994)

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#9 Baby Doll (Elia Kazan, 1956)

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#8 Badlands (Terence Malick, 1973)

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#7 The Face of Another (Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1966)

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#6 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (Russ Meyer, 1970)

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#5 This Is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner, 1984)

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#4 Tokyo Drifter (Seijun Suzuki, 1966)

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#3 Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders, 1984)

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#2 The Double Life of Veronique (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1991)

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#1 Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)

And there you have it. I may have another go at this later in the year.


11 Comments so far
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Now I feel bad for returning Paris Texas and Rumble Fish without watching them. :( Excellent list, from what I’ve seen. It seems pretty well-rounded and personal to me.

Comment by orpheline

Thanks, Orph. :) I was hoping it would come across as such. You should see those two films at some point. When you’re in the mood, of course.

Comment by spengo

Very nice list. I must hunt down the ones I haven’t watched. Also, ‘Rumble Fish’ has to be one of the most visually interesting movies I’ve seen.

Comment by Rob

let me spank you

Comment by monoursblanc

Your list in numbers:

I’ve seen 9 of them.
Of the nine I hate one, dislike one, like three and love four.

And there are a definitely a few on there that I want to smack myself for not having seen, so well done!

Comment by Circus Freak

Excellent. I’m all for smacking oneself.

Comment by spengo

I can’t tell you how great it is to see After Hours get some respect. :D

I don’t dislike any of those films, I’m admitedly lukewarm on Eternal Sunshine and especially Barry Lyndon. But I like it. Good list.

Comment by soulvakispacestation

How did I miss this? All kinds of awesome!

Comment by mrsemmapeel

I’m so happy to see ‘Eternal Sunshine’ on here – it’s occasionally my fave film. :)

Comment by moogirl22

I love that The Long Goodbye, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls and Paris, Texas are on this list. The latter two are in my top 10 I think.

Comment by Jackie

apocalypse now, fuck yes! didn’t see that one coming

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