ESSAYS ON FILM
19th February, 2019 – 15th October, 2021
Remy Byers
Your writings are illuminating as usual, and for once you’re talking with someone who knows something about cinema, who knows and breathes cinema (the same way Benjamin and Adorno, your beloved thinkers, approached all that they touched, modernist music, art and thought; the same way Ralph Ellison “traded twelves” with jazz musicians in his stories). As a musician you bring your own perspective, based on rhythm, editing and cinematography, being in nuce developed in music and opera as much as in fiction or painting etc. Something intangible and intermedial perhaps.
I just find your cinema project totalement génial, very much in the spirit of cinémathèque, but Rémy’s style (so closely in tune with Bazin, Sontag and Farber here, but with that Rémy touch, at once oral and written, crafted in the smithy of your art of composition – your opera Under the Volcano in particular, or Insula Dulcamara, two of the most beautiful creations I know of); indeed, one could analyse music through filmic lenses, and to me you’re an auteur (auteur-compositeur! Meaning chansonnier in French, not a diminutive, we talk Brassens quality here…) in the realm of music. Unique and brilliant. Imagine Bach writing on Vermeer… or Boulez on Godard. Along with one of your favoured composers, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, anything you said, wrote, composed, chimes with this criterium of artistic truth: “Ich wandte mich und sah an alles Unrecht das geschah unter der Sonne” – “I turned and saw all the injustice there was under the sun.”
These words on film will one day lead a composer or director to look at your unperformed opera – the masterpiece to which you dedicated every minute of your cruelly shortened life – and they will say: that is it, the opera the world did not know it needed. John Huston, Ritwik Ghatak or Chantal Akerman will meet Berg and Malcolm Lowry in some corner of this sublunary world, and Rilke’s words will resound in yet unheard notes: “For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror, which we still are just able to endure, and we are so awed because it serenely disdains to annihilate us. Every angel is terrifying.”
Hugo Azerad
Associate Professor,
Magdalene College Cambridge.
Remy was a rare person — someone of uncompromising honesty, integrity, and true independence of mind and spirit. The world is narrower, and colder, without him. Remy had a marvellous gift for communicating his enthusiasms for everything, from books to films to music. We worked together on his opera based on Malcolm Lowry’s Under the Volcano. I’d forgotten completely about “Juliet,” a project from our undergraduate days. I remember Remy actually went so far as to film a scene (a couple waltzing at night, to music from Nielsen’s 3rd symphony). Juliet was loosely based on a scenario filmed by Marcel Carné (Juliette ou le clef des songes) although, as I recall, Jeremy had the operatic setting by Bohuslav Martinu in mind more than the movie.
How rigorous and thoughtful Remy’s reviews… In (I think) our last correspondence about this Remy was defending the films of Ozu against his latter-day acolyte, Hirokazu Kore’eda. This site will be a great resource for film students.
Ian Duncan
Professor, Florence Green Bixby Chair in English,
UC Berkeley.
A personal message, from the editor.
This site is for everyone. Its author Remy Byers was a composer, theorist, critical thinker, and a prodigious man – he was also a great friend. His affection for art led to him create this meticulous review of world-cinema’s expansive legacy. He was a Cambridge student in the 1970’s, taught by Alexander Goehr, who requested he return to Kings to teach, being an expert on orchestral writing and analyses, who understood music totally. At the start of the pandemic, he developed the scheme, began forming ideas, toward evaluating cinema. As it developed, for me as a contributor, it became a personal guide to the aesthetic style, the films worth investigating. I sincerely hope it can be the same for you. It may inspire, launch ideas, be used for reference, pleasure, or simply as pure information.
Are our true psychological needs of freedom, creativity and genuine happiness ever met? All we can do, in all ways, is help one another, share knowledge, entertain. This facet we have hoped to realise. A touch of optimism? Perhaps, but that’s the type of person Remy was. Sadly Remy passed away in December 2021. The cause of death, in truth, was only life itself. Yet he departed just as he had lived; free from the general mêlée, not following rules, or orders, surrounded by his books, coffee, music, and tobacco. He lived life his own way, on his terms. None of us could ask for more.
Inside, somewhere in my soul perhaps, I can easily think and believe that the hope-giving cinematic spiral of light, the twist of cigarette-smoke rising, shadows moving, human-warmth, connected people, the dim association of the break through the formidable barrier of indifference, has more purpose than to simply serve the darkness.
Brian August
Director Index
A. Edward Sutherland
The Flying Deuces (A. Edward Sutherland, 1939) *
Abbas Kiarostami
Copie Conforme (Abbas Kiarostami, 2009) ***
Abdellatif Kechiche
La Vie d’Adèle – Chapitres 1 et 2 (Abdellatif Kechiche, 2013) ***
Abdelrahmane Sissoko
Timbuktu (Abdelrahmane Sissoko, 2014) ***
Abel Ferrara
King of New York (Abel Ferrara, 1990) **
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Kathapurushan – Man of the Story (Adoor Gopalakrishnan, 1995) ***
Agnieszka Holland
Europa, Europa (Agnieszka Holland, 1991) **
Agnès Jaoui
Le Goût des Autres (Agnès Jaoui, 2000) **
Comme une image (Agnès Jaoui, 2004) ***
Aki Kaurismäki
Laitakaupungin Valot (Aki Kaurismäki, 2006) **
Akira Kurosawa
Kumonosu-Jō – Throne of Blood (Akira Kurosawa, 1957) ****
Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950) ****
Yojimbo (Akira Kurosawa, 1961) ***
Shichinin no Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954) ****
Ikiru – Living (Akira Kurosawa, 1952) ****
Alain Corneau
Tous les Matins du Monde (Alain Corneau, 1991) **
Alain Jessua
Traitement de Choc (Alain Jessua, 1973) *
Alain Resnais
L’Année Dernière à Marienbad (Alain Resnais, 1961) ****
Hiroshima Mon Amour (Alain Resnais, 1959) ****
Alain Robbe-Grillet
Trans-Europ-Express (Alain Robbe-Grillet, 1966) ***
Alberto Cavalcanti
Champagne Charlie (Alberto Cavalcanti, 1944) **
Alejandro Amenábar
Abre los ojos (Alejandro Amenábar, 1997) **
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Birdman – the unexpected virtue of ignorance (Alejandro G. Iñárritu, 2014) ****
Alejandro González Iñárittu
Biutiful (Alejandro González Iñárittu, 2009) ***
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Poesía Sin Fin (Alejandro Jodorowsky, 2016) **
Alexander Dovzhenko
Zvenigora (Alexander Dovzhenko, 1928) ****
Arsenal (Alexander Dovzhenko, 1929) ***
Alexander Korda
The Private Life of Henry VIII (Alexander Korda, 1933) ***
Alexander MacKendrick
Whisky Galore! (Alexander MacKendrick, 1949) ***
Alexander Sokurov
Otets i Syn – Father and Son (Alexander Sokurov, 2003) ****
Russkij Kovcheg – Russian Ark (Alexander Sokurov, 2002) ****
Alfonso Arau
Como Agua Para Chocolate (Alfonso Arau, 1991) **
Alfonso Cuarón
Y Tu Mamá También (Alfonso Cuarón, 2001) ***
Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, 2013) ***
Alfred Hitchcock
Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960) ****
The Lady Vanishes (Alfred Hitchcock, 1938) ***
The 39 Steps (Alfred Hitchcock, 1935) ***
Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock, 1940) ***
Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946) **
Alice Rohrwacher
Corpo Celeste (Alice Rohrwacher, 2011) ***
Andrea Arnold
Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold, 2009) ****
Andrei Tarkovsky
Nostalghia (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1983) ****
Zerkalo – Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1974) ****
Andrei Rublev (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966) ****
Ivanovo Detstvo – Ivan’s Childhood (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1962) ***
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Loveless [Nelyubov] (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2017) ****
Leviathan (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2014) ****
Izgnanie – The Banishment (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2007) ****
Elena (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2011) ****
Andrzej Wajda
Popioł i Diament (Andrzej Wajda, 1958) ****
Katyń (Andrzej Wajda, 2007) ****
André Téchiné
Les Égarés (André Téchiné, 2003) **
Les Témoins (André Téchiné, 2007) **
Ang Lee
Sense and Sensibility (Ang Lee, 1995) **
Anne Fontaine
Coco avant Chanel (Anne Fontaine, 2008) ***
Anthony Asquith
The Way to the Stars (Anthony Asquith, 1945) **
Anthony Asquith & Leslie Howard
Pygmalion (Anthony Asquith & Leslie Howard, 1938) ***
Anthony Mann
The Glenn Miller Story (Anthony Mann, 1954) *
Antonio Campos
Christine (Antonio Campos, 2016) ***
Afterschool (Antonio Campos, 2008) ***
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Lung Bunmi Raluek Chat (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010) ***
Arnaud Desplechin
Rois et Reine (Arnaud Desplechin, 2004) ***
Arthur Penn
Little Big Man (Arthur Penn, 1970) **
The Missouri Breaks (Arthur Penn, 1976) ***
Asghar Farhadi
Jodeí-e Nadér az Simin – A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011) ****
Le Passé (Asghar Farhadi, 2013) ***
Athina Rachel Tsangari
Attenberg (Athina Rachel Tsangari, 2010) ***
Atom Egoyan
Chloe (Atom Egoyan, 2009) *
Speaking Parts (Atom Egoyan, 1989) *
Barbet Schroeder
Single White Female (Barbet Schroeder, 1992) *
Basil Dearden
The Blue Lamp (Basil Dearden, 1949) **
Bennett Miller
Capote (Bennett Miller, 2005) ****
Benny Chan
Heroic Duo (Benny Chan, 2003) *
Bent Hamer
O’ Horten (Bent Hamer, 2007) **
Bernardo Bertolucci
Last Tango in Paris (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1972) ***
The Sheltering Sky (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1990) **
Bertrand Blier
Buffet Froid (Bertrand Blier, 1979) **
Les Valseuses (Bertrand Blier, 1974) **
Bertrand Tavernier
La Princesse de Montpensier (Bertrand Tavernier, 2010) **
Betrand Bonello
L’Apollonide: Souvenirs de la Maison Close (Betrand Bonello, 2011) ***
Bigas Luna
La Teta y la Luna (Bigas Luna, 1994) **
Las Edades de Lulú (Bigas Luna, 1990) *
Bille August
Pelle Erobreren – Pelle the Conqueror (Bille August, 1987) ***
Billy Wilder
The Lost Weekend (Billy Wilder, 1945) **
Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944) ****
Sabrina (Billy Wilder, 1954) **
Bo Widerberg
Elvira Madigan (Bo Widerberg, 1967) ***
Bob Clark
Porky’s (Bob Clark, 1981) *
Bob Fosse
All That Jazz (Bob Fosse, 1979) **
Bob Rafelson
Five Easy Pieces (Bob Rafelson, 1970) ***
Bob Swaim
La Balance (Bob Swaim, 1982) **
Brian De Palma
The Black Dahlia (Brian De Palma, 2006) **
Brian Desmond Hurst
Malta Story (Brian Desmond Hurst, 1953) *
Bruno Dumont
Hadewijch (Bruno Dumont, 2009) **
Bryan Forbes
King Rat (Bryan Forbes, 1965) **
Busby Berkeley
For Me and My Gal (Busby Berkeley, 1942) ***
Béla Tarr
Sátántangó (Béla Tarr, 1994) ****
Őszi Almanach (Béla Tarr, 1984) ***
Carl Theodor Dreyer
La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928) ****
Du skal ære din hustru – Thou shalt honour thy wife (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1925) ***
Vredens Dag – Day of Wrath (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1943) ****
Vampyr (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1932) ****
Carlos Reygadas
Batalla en el Cielo (Carlos Reygadas, 2005) ***
Japón (Carlos Reygadas, 2001) ***
Carlos Saura
Carmen (Carlos Saura, 1983) ***
Carol Reed
The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949) ****
Catherine Breillat
Sex is Comedy (Catherine Breillat, 2002) **
Romance [X] (Catherine Breillat, 1999) **
Cedric Kahn
Feux Rouges (Cedric Kahn, 2004) ***
Charles Chaplin
The Circus (Charles Chaplin, 1928) ***
A Woman of Paris (Charles Chaplin, 1923) ***
Modern Times (Charles Chaplin, 1936) ****
City Lights (Charles Chaplin, 1931) ***
The Gold Rush (Charles Chaplin, 1925) ***
Charles Crichton
The Lavender Hill Mob (Charles Crichton, 1951) ***
Charles Frend
The Cruel Sea (Charles Frend, 1952) **
Charles Vidor
Cover Girl (Charles Vidor, 1944) **
Charlotte Sieling
Over gaden under vandet (Charlotte Sieling, 2009) **
Chas. F. Reisner
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (Chas. F. Reisner, 1928) ***
Christine Jeffs
Rain (Christine Jeffs, 2001) **
Christophe Gans
Le Pacte des Loups (Christophe Gans, 2001) **
Christophe Honoré
Ma Mère (Christophe Honoré, 2004) **
Christopher Frank
Elles n’oublient jamais (Christopher Frank, 1994) *
Claire Denis
L’Intrus (Claire Denis, 2004) ***
Chocolat (Claire Denis, 1988) ***
Claude Berri
Jean de Florette (Claude Berri, 1986) ***
Claude Chabrol
Le Boucher (Claude Chabrol, 1969) ***
Madame Bovary (Claude Chabrol, 1991) **
Claude Sautet
Un Coeur en Hiver (Claude Sautet, 1992) ****
Cristian Mungiu
După Dealuri – Beyond the Hills (Cristian Mungiu, 2012) ****
4 Luni, 3 Sǎptǎmâmi şi 2 Zile (Cristian Mungiu, 2007) ****
Curtis Bernhardt
Possessed (Curtis Bernhardt, 1947) **
Cédric Kahn
L’ennui (Cédric Kahn, 1998) **
D. W. Griffith
The Birth of a Nation (D. W. Griffith, 1915) ****
Damien Chazelle
La La Land (Damien Chazelle, 2016) *
Damien Odoul
Après Nous Le Déluge (Damien Odoul, 2004) **
Damjan Kozole
Rezervni Deli – Spare Parts (Damjan Kozole, 2003) **
Dan Gilroy
Nightcrawler (Dan Gilroy, 2013) **
Daniel Nettheim
The Hunter (Daniel Nettheim, 2011) **
Daniel Vigne
Le Retour de Martin Guerre (Daniel Vigne, 1982) ***
Danis Tanović
No Man’s Land (Danis Tanović, 2001) **
Danièle Huillet & Jean-Marie Straub
Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach (Danièle Huillet & Jean-Marie Straub, 1968) ****
Dario Argento
Tenebrae (Dario Argento, 1982) *
L’uccello dalle Piume di Cristallo (Dario Argento, 1970) **
Darren Aronofsky
π (Darren Aronofsky, 1997) ***
David & Stéphane Foenkinos
La Délicatesse (David & Stéphane Foenkinos, 2011) *
David Cronenberg
Crash (David Cronenberg, 1996) *
David Fincher
The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010) ***
Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999) **
David Hogan
Barb Wire (David Hogan, 1996)
David Lean
Great Expectations (David Lean, 1946) ***
Blithe Spirit (David Lean, 1945) **
Brief Encounter (David Lean, 1945) ****
David O. Russell
The Fighter (David O. Russell, 2010) **
American Hustle (David O. Russell, 2013) ***
Delbert Mann
Marty (Delbert Mann, 1954) ***
Delphine Gleize
Carnages (Delphine Gleize, 2002) **
Denis Villeneuve
Incendies (Denis Villeneuve, 2010) **
Derek Cianfrance
Blue Valentine (Derek Cianfrance, 2010) **
Derek Jarman
Caravaggio (Derek Jarman, 1986) **
Djamshed Usmonov
Farishtai kifti rost - Angel on the right (Djamshed Usmonov, 2002) ***
Dominic Sena
Kalifornia (Dominic Sena, 1993) **
Dominik Moll
Harry, un ami qui vous veut de bien (Dominik Moll, 2000) **
Edgar Reitz
Die Andere Heimat – Chronik einer Sehnsucht (Edgar Reitz, 2013) ****
Edmund Goulding
Dark Victory (Edmund Goulding, 1939) **
Grand Hotel (Edmund Goulding, 1932) **
Elia Kazan
On the Waterfront (Elia Kazan, 1954) ****
East of Eden (Elia Kazan, 1955) ***
The Last Tycoon (Elia Kazan, 1976) ***
Emilio Martínez-Lázaro
El otro lado de la cama (Emilio Martínez-Lázaro, 2002) **
Emir Kusturica
Sjećaš li se, Doli Bel? – Do you remember Dolly Bell? (Emir Kusturica, 1981) ***
Black Cat White Cat [Crna Mačka Beli Mačor] (Emir Kusturica, 1998) ****
Underground – Podzemlje (Emir Kusturica, 1995) ****
Eric Rohmer
Le Rayon Vert (Eric Rohmer, 1986) **
Eric Toledano & Olivier Nakache
Untouchable (Eric Toledano & Olivier Nakache, 2011) **
Erick Zonca
La Vie Rêvée des Anges (Erick Zonca, 1998) ***
Ermanno Olmi
L’Albero degli Zoccoli (Ermanno Olmi, 1978) ****
Ernesto Contreras
Párpados Azules (Ernesto Contreras, 2007) **
Ewald André Dupont
Piccadilly (Ewald André Dupont, 1929) **
Fabienne Berthaud
Frankie (Fabienne Berthaud, 2005) *
Fatih Akin
Auf der Anderen Seite [Yaşamin Kıyısında] (Fatih Akin, 2007) ***
Gegen die Wand – Duvara Karşi (Fatih Akin, 2004) ***
Federico Fellini
Lo Sceicco Bianco (Federico Fellini, 1952) **
La Strada (Federico Fellini, 1954) ****
Amarcord (Federico Fellini, 1973) *
Il bidone (Federico Fellini, 1955) ***
La Dolce Vita (Federico Fellini, 1960) ****
Roma (Federico Fellini, 1972) **
Fernando León de Aranoa
Princesas (Fernando León de Aranoa, 2005) **
Fernando Meirelles
360 (Fernando Meirelles, 2011) **
Cidade de Deus (Fernando Meirelles, 2002) ***
Flavio Frederico
Boca do Lixo (Flavio Frederico, 2010) **
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Das Leben der Anderen (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006) ***
Francis Ford Coppola
The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974) **
The Cotton Club (Francis Ford Coppola, 1984) **
Franco Zeffirelli
The Taming of the Shrew (Franco Zeffirelli, 1967) **
Frank Borzage
A Farewell to Arms (Frank Borzage, 1932) **
Frank Capra
Mr Smith Goes to Washington (Frank Capra, 1939) ***
It Happened One Night (Frank Capra, 1934) ***
Frank Launder
Blue Murder at St. Trinian’s (Frank Launder. 1957) *
Frank Launder & Sidney Gilliat
Millions Like Us (Frank Launder & Sidney Gilliat, 1943) **
The Great St. Trinian’s Train Robbery (Frank Launder & Sidney Gilliat, 1966) *
Frank Nesbitt
Dulcima (Frank Nesbitt, 1971) *
François Ozon
Jeune & Jolie (François Ozon, 2013) **
Le Temps qui Reste (François Ozon, 2005) **
8 Femmes (François Ozon, 2001) **
François Truffaut
La Femme d’à Côté (François Truffaut, 1981) **
Jules et Jim (François Truffaut, 1962) ****
La peau douce (François Truffaut, 1964) ***
Tirez sur le pianiste (François Truffaut, 1960) **
Fred Niblo
Blood and Sand (Fred Niblo, 1922) **
Fred Schepisi
Last Orders (Fred Schepisi, 2001) **
Fred Zinnemann
From Here to Eternity (Fred Zinnemann, 1953) ***
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Falcons (Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, 2002) **
Friedrich W. Murnau
Nosferatu – eine Symphonie des Grauens (Friedrich W. Murnau, 1922) ***
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Sunrise – a song of two humans (Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, 1927) ****
Fritz Lang
Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler – Zweiter Teil: Inferno (Fritz Lang, 1922) ***
Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (Fritz Lang, 1933) ***
Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler – Erster Teil: Der Grosse Spieler (Fritz Lang, 1922) ****
M (Fritz Lang, 1931) ****
Fumihiko Sori
Ichi (Fumihiko Sori, 2008) **
Ping Pong (Fumihiko Sori, 2002) **
Gabriel Axel
Babettes Gæstebud (Gabriel Axel, 1987) ****
Gavin Hood
Tsotsi (Gavin Hood, 2005) **
Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen
Singin’ in the Rain (Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen, 1952) ***
Gene Saks
The Odd Couple (Gene Saks, 1967) **
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Die Büchse der Pandora (Georg Wilhelm Pabst, 1929) ****
Tagebuch einer Verlorenen (Georg Wilhelm Pabst, 1929) ****
George Abbott/Stanley Donen
The Pajama Game (George Abbott/Stanley Donen, 1957) **
George Cukor
Adam’s Rib (George Cukor, 1949) ***
George Stevens
Woman of the Year (George Stevens, 1942) **
Gerald Thomas
Carry on Cleo (Gerald Thomas, 1964) **
Gerardo Naranjo
Voy a explotar (Gerardo Naranjo, 2008) ***
Gianni Di Gregorio
Gianni e le donne (Gianni Di Gregorio, 2011) *
Gilles MacKinnon
Regeneration (Gilles MacKinnon, 1997) ***
Gilles Mimouni
L’Appartement (Gilles Mimouni, 1996) *
Gillo Pontecorvo
La Battaglia di Algeri (Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966) ****
Gonzalo López-Gallego
El Rey de la Montaña (Gonzalo López-Gallego, 2007) *
Greg McLean
Wolf Creek (Greg McLean, 2005) **
Gregor Jordan
Buffalo Soldiers (Gregor Jordan, 2001) **
Grigori Kozintsev
Hamlet (Grigori Kozintsev, 1964) ****
Don Quixote (Grigori Kozintsev, 1957) ***
Guillaume Canet
Ne le dis à personne (Guillaume Canet, 2006) ***
Guillermo Arriaga
The Burning Plain (Guillermo Arriaga, 2008) **
Guillermo del Toro
El espinazo del diablo – The devil’s backbone (Guillermo del Toro, 2001) ***
Cronos (Guillermo del Toro, 1992) **
El laberinto del fauno (Guillermo del Toro, 2006) ****
Gus van Sant
To Die For (Gus van Sant, 1995) **
Guy Jenkin
The Sleeping Dictionary (Guy Jenkin, 2003) **
H. C. Potter
Hellzapoppin’ (H. C. Potter, 1941) ***
Hal Ashby
The Last Detail (Hal Ashby, 1973) ***
Hans Weingartner
Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei (Hans Weingartner, 2004) ***
Hans-Christian Schmid
Requiem (Hans-Christian Schmid, 2006) ***
Storm (Hans-Christian Schmid, 2009) ***
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Le Corbeau (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1943) ****
Le Salaire de la Peur – The Wages of Fear (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953) ****
Quai des Orfèvres (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1947) ***
Henry Cornelius
Passport to Pimlico (Henry Cornelius, 1949) ***
Henry King
The Song of Bernadette (Henry King, 1943) **
Twelve O’clock High (Henry King, 1949) **
Hideo Nakata
Honogurai mizu no soko kara – Dark Water (Hideo Nakata, 2002) **
Hirokazu Kore-Eda
Soshite chichi ni naru – Like father, like son (Hirokazu Kore-Eda, 2013) ***
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Umimachi Diary – Our Little Sister (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2015) **
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Suna no Onna – Woman of the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964) ****
Howard Hawks
His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1939) ***
Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959) ***
To Have and Have Not (Howard Hawks, 1944) **
Iciar Bollain
Te Doy mis Ojos (Iciar Bollain, 2003) **
Ingmar Bergman
Såsom i en Spegel (Ingmar Bergman, 1961) ***
Vargtimmen (Ingmar Bergman, 1968) ***
Viskningar och Rop (Ingmar Bergman, 1972) ****
Aus dem Leben der Marionetten (Ingmar Bergman, 1980) ***
Det Sjunde Inseglet (Ingmar Bergman, 1957) ****
Fanny och Alexander (Ingmar Bergman, 1982) ****
Sommarnattens leende (Ingmar Bergman, 1955) ****
Tystnaden (Ingmar Bergman, 1963) ****
Irvin Kershner
Eyes of Laura Mars (Irvin Kershner, 1978) *
Ishiro Honda
Gojira (Ishiro Honda, 1954) **
J. Lee Thompson
Ice cold in Alex (J. Lee Thompson, 1958) ***
Jack Clayton
Room at the Top (Jack Clayton, 1959) ****
Jack Lee
The Wooden Horse (Jack Lee, 1950) **
Jacques Audiard
Sur Mes Lèvres (Jacques Audiard, 2001) **
De battre mon coeur s’est arrête (Jacques Audiard, 2005) **
De Rouille et d’Os (Jacques Audiard, 2012) ***
Jacques Becker
Touchez pas au grisbi (Jacques Becker, 1954) ****
Jacques Maillot
Les Liens du Sang (Jacques Maillot, 2008) **
Jacques Rivette
Céline et Julie vont en bateau (Jacques Rivette, 1974) ****
Secret Défense (Jacques Rivette, 1997) ***
La Belle Noiseuse (Jacques Rivette, 1991) ****
Jacques Tati
Jour de Fête (Jacques Tati, 1949) ***
James Bridges
The China Syndrome (James Bridges, 1978) *
James Mangold
Identity (James Mangold, 2003) *
James W. Horne
Way Out West (James W. Horne, 1937) **
James Whale
Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931) ***
Jan Schütte
Abschied aus Buckow (Jan Schütte, 2000) ***
Jane Campion
In the Cut (Jane Campion, 2003) *
Jaromil Jireš
Valerie a týden divů (Jaromil Jireš, 1970) ***
Javier Fuentes-León
Contracorriente (Javier Fuentes-León, 2009) **
Jean Cocteau
La Belle et la Bête (Jean Cocteau, 1946) ***
Orphée (Jean Cocteau, 1950) ***
Jean Negulesco
How to Marry a Millionaire (Jean Negulesco, 1953) *
Jean Renoir
Le Crime de Monsieur Lange (Jean Renoir, 1936) ***
La Règle du Jeu (Jean Renoir, 1939) ****
La Grande Illusion (Jean Renoir, 1937) ****
La Bête Humaine (Jean Renoir, 1938) ***
This Land is Mine (Jean Renoir, 1943) **
Jean Rollin
Fascination (Jean Rollin, 1979) **
Jean Vigo
L’Atalante (Jean Vigo, 1934) ****
Zéro de Conduite (Jean Vigo, 1933) ****
Jean-Claude Brisseau
Choses secrètes (Jean-Claude Brisseau, 2002) *
Un Jeu Brutal (Jean-Claude Brisseau, 1982) **
Noce Blanche (Jean-Claude Brisseau, 1989) *
Jean-Jacques Annaud
The Lover – L’Amant (Jean-Jacques Annaud, 1992) **
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Diva (Jean-Jacques Beineix, 1981) *
37.2º le Matin – Betty Blue (Jean-Jacques Beineix, 1986) ***
Jean-Luc Godard
Bande à part (Jean-Luc Godard, 1964) ***
Une femme est une femme (Jean-Luc Godard, 1961) ***
Film Socialisme (Jean-Luc Godard, 2010) **
Weekend (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967) ****
Alphaville (Jean-Luc Godard, 1965) ****
Prénom Carmen (Jean-Luc Godard, 1983) ****
Jean-Luc Godard & Jean-Pierre Gorin
Tout va bien (Jean-Luc Godard & Jean-Pierre Gorin, 1972) **
Jean-Marc Vallée
Café de Flore (Jean-Marc Vallée, 2011) **
Dallas Buyers Club (Jean-Marc Vallée, 2013) **
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Le hussard sur le toit (Jean-Paul Rappeneau, 1995) **
Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
L’Enfant (Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, 2005) ****
Le Gamin au Vélo (Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, 2011) ***
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Un Long Dimanche de Fiançailles (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2004) **
Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Marc Caro
Delicatessen (Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Marc Caro, 1991) ***
Jean-Pierre Melville
Bob le Flambeur (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1956) ****
Le Samouraï (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1967) ****
Le Doulos (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1962) ****
Léon Morin, Prêtre (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1961) ****
Le Silence de la Mer (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1949) **
Les Enfants terribles (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1950) ***
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Le Silence de Lorna (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, 2008) ****
Jerry Zucker
Ghost (Jerry Zucker, 1990) *
Jerzy Skolimowski
Essential Killing (Jerzy Skolimowski, 2010) ***
Jessica Hausner
Amour Fou (Jessica Hausner, 2014) ***
Lourdes (Jessica Hausner, 2009) ***
Jia Zhang-ke
Sān Xiá Hǎo Rén – Still Life (Jia Zhang-ke, 2006) ****
Jim Sharman
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, 1976) **
Jimmy Sangster
Lust for a Vampire (Jimmy Sangster, 1970) *
Jiří Menzel
Ostře Sledované Vlaky (Jiří Menzel, 1966) ****
Joann Sfar
Gainsbourg (Joann Sfar, 2010) *
Joe May
Asphalt (Joe May, 1929) **
Joe Wright
Atonement (Joe Wright, 2007) **
Joel & Ethan Coen
No Country for Old Men (Joel & Ethan Coen, 2007) ****
Joel Coen
Barton Fink (Joel Coen, 1991) ***
John Boulting
Brighton Rock (John Boulting, 1947) **
John Ford
The Grapes of Wrath (John Ford, 1940) ***
Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939) ****
The Informer (John Ford, 1935) ***
The Searchers (John Ford, 1956) ***
Rio Grande (John Ford, 1950) **
John Frankenheimer
The Manchurian Candidate (John Frankenheimer, 1962) **
John Hough
Twins of Evil (John Hough, 1971) *
John Huston
The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941) ****
Key Largo (John Huston, 1948) ***
The Misfits (John Huston, 1961) ****
John Michael McDonagh
The Guard (John Michael McDonagh, 2011) **
Calvary (John Michael McDonagh, 2014) ****
John Schlesinger
Billy Liar (John Schlesinger, 1963) ***
Midnight Cowboy (John Schlesinger, 1969) ***
A Kind of Loving (John Schlesinger, 1962) ***
Darling (John Schlesinger, 1965) **
Jonathan Demme
Philadelphia (Jonathan Demme, 1993) **
Jonathan Glazer
Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2013) **
Josef von Sternberg
Der Blaue Engel (Josef von Sternberg, 1930) ***
Blonde Venus (Josef von Sternberg, 1932) **
Joseph Losey
Accident (Joseph Losey, 1967) **
The Servant (Joseph Losey, 1963) ****
Joseph Vilsmaier & Dana Vávrová
Der Letzte Zug (Joseph Vilsmaier & Dana Vávrová, 2006) **
José Padilha
Tropa de Elite [o Inimigo Agora é Outro] (José Padilha, 2010) **
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Intacto (Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, 2001) **
Juan José Campanella
El Secreto de sus Ojos (Juan José Campanella, 2009) ****
El Hijo de la Novia (Juan José Campanella, 2001) **
Julian Schnabel
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (Julian Schnabel, 2007) ***
Julie Taymor
Titus (Julie Taymor, 1999) *
Julien Duvivier
Pépé le Moko (Julien Duvivier, 1937) ***
Julio Medem
Los Amantes del Círcolo Polar (Julio Medem, 1998) *
Just Jaeckin
Emmanuelle (Just Jaeckin, 1974) **
Karel Reisz
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Karel Reisz, 1960) ***
Katell Quillévéré
Un Poison Violent (Katell Quillévéré, 2010) *
Réparer les Vivants (Katell Quillévéré, 2016) ***
Keisuke Kinoshita
Narayama-bushi Kō – Ballad of Narayama (Keisuke Kinoshita, 1958) ***
Ken Russell
Women in Love (Ken Russell, 1969) ***
The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971) ***
Ken Scott
Starbuck (Ken Scott, 2011) **
Kenji Mizoguchi
Gion no Shimai – Sisters of the Gion (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1936) ****
Zangiku Monogatari – Story of the last chrysanthemums (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1939) ****
Osaka Elegy – Naniwa erejii (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1936) ***
Gion Bayashi (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953) ****
Kenji Mizoguchi,
Genroku Chūshingura – The 47 Ronin (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1941/2) ***
Kenneth Loach
Kes (Kenneth Loach, 1969) ***
Looks and Smiles (Kenneth Loach, 1981) **
Kim Ki-Duk
Seom – The Isle (Kim Ki-Duk, 2000) **
Kinji Fukasaku
Batoru Rowaiaru – Battle Royale (Kinji Fukasaku, 2000) ***
Kjell Sundvall
Jägarna 2 – False Trail (Kjell Sundvall, 2011) **
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Trois Couleurs: Blanc (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1993) ***
Trois Couleurs Bleu (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1993) **
Krótki film o zabijaniu – A short film about killing (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1988) ****
Trois Couleurs Rouge (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1994) ****
Lars Von Trier
Direktøren for det Hele (Lars Von Trier, 2006) **
Lars von Trier
Antichrist (Lars von Trier, 2009) ***
Melancholia (Lars von Trier, 2011) ****
Lasse Hallström
Mitt Liv som Hund (Lasse Hallström, 1985) **
Laurence Olivier
Richard III (Laurence Olivier, 1955) **
Lenny Abrahamson
What Richard Did (Lenny Abrahamson, 2012) **
Leo McCarey
Make Way For Tomorrow (Leo McCarey, 1937) **
Leos Carax
Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (Leos Carax, 1991) ***
Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012) ***
Liliana Cavani
The Night Porter (Liliana Cavani, 1973) **
Lindsay Anderson
Britannia Hospital (Lindsay Anderson, 1982) ***
If.... (Lindsay Anderson, 1968) ****
Lino Brocka
Maynila: sa mga kuko ng liwanag (Lino Brocka, 1975) **
Insiang (Lino Brocka, 1976) ***
Lisa Aschan
Apflickorna (Lisa Aschan, 2011) **
Liv Ullmann
Trolösa (Liv Ullmann, 2000) **
Lloyd Bacon
42nd Street (Lloyd Bacon, 1933) ***
Lone Scherfig
Italiensk for begyndere (Lone Scherfig, 2000) **
Louis Malle
Milou en Mai (Louis Malle, 1990) **
Black Moon (Louis Malle, 1975) *
Lacombe, Lucien (Louis Malle, 1974) ****
Lowell Sherman
She Done Him Wrong (Lowell Sherman, 1933) **
Luc Besson
La femme Nikita (Luc Besson, 1990) **
Luchino Visconti
Ossessione (Luchino Visconti, 1943) ****
Il Gattopardo (Luchino Visconti, 1963) ****
Death in Venice (Luchino Visconti, 1971) ***
Gruppo di famiglia in un interno – Conversation Piece (Luchino Visconti, 1974) **
Senso (Luchino Visconti, 1954) ***
Lucile Hadžihalilović
Innocence (Lucile Hadžihalilović, 2004) ***
Ludi Boeken
Unter Bauern – Retter in der Nacht (Ludi Boeken, 2009) **
Luis Buñuel
El Ángel Exterminador (Luis Buñuel, 1962) ****
Susana (Luis Buñuel, 1951) ***
El Bruto (Luis Buñuel, 1953) ***
La Voie Lactée (Luis Buñuel, 1969) ***
La Mort en ce Jardin (Luis Buñuel, 1956) ***
Luis Puenzo
La Historia Oficial (Luis Puenzo, 1985) **
Lukas Moodysson
Ett häl i mitt hjärta (Lukas Moodysson, 2004) **
Tillsammans (Lukas Moodysson, 2000) *
Luís Buñuel
Los Olvidados (Luís Buñuel, 1950) ****
Marc Forster
Monster’s Ball (Marc Forster, 2001) **
Marc Rothemund
Sophie Scholl – die letzten Tage (Marc Rothemund, 2005) ***
Marcel Camus
Orfeu Negro (Marcel Camus, 1959) **
Marcel Carné
Le Jour se Lève (Marcel Carné, 1939) ****
Hotel du Nord (Marcel Carné, 1938) ****
Marcel Varnel
Ask a Policeman (Marcel Varnel, 1939) **
Marco Bellocchio
Buongiorno, Notte (Marco Bellocchio, 2003) ****
Marco Ferreri
Contes de la Folie Ordinaire – Tales of Ordinary Madness (Marco Ferreri, 1981) **
Mark Sandrich
Top Hat (Mark Sandrich, 1935) ***
Martin Koolhoven
Oorlogswinter (Martin Koolhoven, 2008) **
Martin Provost
Violette (Martin Provost, 2013) **
Martin Ritt
Hud (Martin Ritt, 1962) ***
The Spy who came in from the cold (Martin Ritt, 1965) ***
Martin Scorsese
Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976) ****
The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, 2013) ***
Mathieu Kassovitz
La Haine (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995) ***
Matteo Garrone
Tale of Tales (Matteo Garrone, 2015) **
Gomorra (Matteo Garrone, 2008) ***
Matthew Vaughn
Kingsman – The Secret Service (Matthew Vaughn, 2015)
Max Ophüls
Le Plaisir (Max Ophüls, 1952) ****
Caught (Max Ophüls, 1948) ***
La Ronde (Max Ophüls, 1950) ***
Maïwenn
Mon Roi (Maïwenn, 2015) ***
Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack
King Kong (Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933) ***
Michael Apted
Enigma (Michael Apted, 2001) *
Michael Crichton
The Titfield Thunderbolt (Michael Crichton, 1953) *
Michael Curtiz
King Creole (Michael Curtiz, 1958) **
Mildred Pierce (Michael Curtiz, 1945) ***
Michael Gordon
Pillow Talk (Michael Gordon, 1959) **
Michael Haneke
Benny’s Video (Michael Haneke, 1992) ***
Happy End (Michael Haneke, 2017) ***
Das Weiße Band (Michael Haneke, 2009) ****
Das Schloß (Michael Haneke, 1997) ***
Caché (Michael Haneke, 2004) ****
Michael Mann
Public Enemies (Michael Mann, 2009) **
Michael Powell
Peeping Tom (Michael Powell, 1960) ***
49th Parallel (Michael Powell, 1941) **
Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
The Red Shoes (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1948) ***
A Matter of Life and Death (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1946) ****
Michael Reeves
Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General (Michael Reeves, 1968)
Michael Tuchner
The Likely Lads (Michael Tuchner, 1976) **
Michael Winterbottom
A Cock and Bull Story (Michael Winterbottom, 2005) **
Michel Blanc
Embrassez qui vous voudrez (Michel Blanc, 2002) *
Michel Gondry
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004) ***
Michel Spinosa
Anna M. (Michel Spinosa, 2007) **
Michelangelo Antonion
L’avventura (Michelangelo Antonioni 1960) ****
Michelangelo Antonioni
La Notte (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1961) ****
Blowup (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1966) ****
Il Grido (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1957) ***
Il Deserto Rosso (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1964) ***
Identificazione di una donna (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1982) ***
Cronaca di un Amore (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1950) **
Mike Figgis
Leaving Las Vegas (Mike Figgis, 1995) ***
Mike Hodges
Get Carter (Mike Hodges, 1971) ***
Mike Leigh
Career Girls (Mike Leigh, 1997) *
Mike Nichols
The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967) ***
Miklós Jancsó
Még kér a nép – Red Psalm (Miklós Jancsó, 1971) ****
Milcho Manchevski
Pred doždot – Before the Rain (Milcho Manchevski, 1994) ***
Min Kyu-dong & Kim Tae-yong
Yeogogoedam dubeonchae iyagi (Min Kyu-dong & Kim Tae-yong, 1999) **
Morten Tyldum
Hodejegerne (Morten Tyldum, 2011) **
Nadine Labaki
Sekkar banat – Caramel (Nadine Labaki, 2007) *
Nanni Moretti
La stanza del figlio (Nanni Moretti, 2001) ***
Il Caimano (Nanni Moretti, 2006) ***
Habemus Papam (Nanni Moretti, 2011) ***
Neil Burger
Limitless (Neil Burger, 2011) *
Neil Jordan
Interview with the Vampire (Neil Jordan, 1994) **
Neil Marshall
The Descent (Neil Marshall, 2005)
Nicholas Ray
Bigger Than Life (Nicholas Ray, 1956) ***
Nicholas Roeg
Walkabout (Nicholas Roeg, 1970) **
Nick Hamm
The Hole (Nick Hamm, 2001) **
Niki Caro
Whale Rider (Niki Caro, 2002) **
Nikolaj Arcel
En Kongelig Affaere (Nikolaj Arcel, 2012) ***
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Uzak – Distant (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2002) ***
iklimler – Climates (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2006) ***
Olivier Assayas
Carlos the Jackal (Olivier Assayas, 2010) **
Orson Welles
The Trial (Orson Welles, 1962) ***
Chimes at Midnight (Orson Welles, 1965) ****
The Stranger (Orson Welles, 1946) **
Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) ****
Oscar Micheaux
Ten Minutes to Live (Oscar Micheaux, 1932) **
Oskar Roehler
Atomised (Oskar Roehler, 2006) **
Otto Preminger
Where The Sidewalk Ends (Otto Preminger, 1950) ***
Ousmane Sembene
Moolaadé (Ousmane Sembene, 2004) ***
Pablo Trapero
Familia Rodante (Pablo Trapero, 2004) **
El Clan (Pablo Trapero, 2014) **
Paolo & Vittorio Taviani
Padre padrone (Paolo & Vittorio Taviani, 1977) ***
Fiorile (Paolo & Vittorio Taviani, 1993) **
Paolo Sorrentino
Il Divo – la spettacolare vita di Giulio Andreotti (Paolo Sorrentino, 2008) ***
Le Conseguenze dell’Amore (Paolo Sorrentino, 2004) ***
L’Amico di Famiglia (Paolo Sorrentino, 2006) **
Paolo Virzì
Il Capitale Umano (Paolo Virzì, 2013) **
Park Chan-Wook
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Park Chan-Wook, 2005) ***
Park Chan-wook
Oldboy (Park Chan-wook, 2003) ***
Thirst (Park Chan-wook, 2009) *
Pascal Bonitzer
Petites Coupures (Pascal Bonitzer, 2002) **
Patrice Chéreau
La Reine Margot (Patrice Chéreau, 1994) **
Patrice Leconte
Confidences trop intimes (Patrice Leconte, 2004) ***
La Veuve de Saint-Pierre (Patrice Leconte, 2000) ***
Patricia Rozema
Mansfield Park (Patricia Rozema, 1999) ***
Paul Schrader
American Gigolo (Paul Schrader, 1980) *
Paul Thomas Anderson
Punch-drunk Love (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002) ***
Paul Verhoeven
Basic Instinct (Paul Verhoeven, 1992) **
Zwartboek (Paul Verhoeven, 2006) *
Pawel Pawlikowski
My Summer of Love (Pawel Pawlikowski, 2004) ***
La Femme du Vème – The Woman in the Fifth (Pawel Pawlikowski, 2011) **
Pedro Almodóvar
Carne Tremula (Pedro Almodóvar, 1997) **
La Mala Educación (Pedro Almodóvar, 2004) ***
¡Átame! – Tie me up! Tie me down! (Pedro Almodóvar, 1990) **
Hable con ella (Pedro Almodóvar, 2002) **
Todo sobre mi madre – All about my mother (Pedro Almodóvar, 1999) ***
Peter Bogdanovich
The Last Picture Show (Peter Bogdanovich, 1971) ***
Peter Brook
King Lear (Peter Brook, 1971) ***
Peter Watkins
The War Game (Peter Watkins, 1965) ****
Edvard Munch (Peter Watkins, 1974) ****
Peter Weir
Dead Poets Society (Peter Weir, 1989) *
Philip Kaufman
Quills (Philip Kaufman, 2000) **
Philip Leacock
Appointment in London (Philip Leacock, 1952) *
Philippe Falardeau
Monsieur Lazhar (Philippe Falardeau, 2011) ***
Philippe van Leeuw
Insyriated (Philippe van Leeuw, 2017) **
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Salò o le centoventi giornate di Sodoma (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1975) ****
Teorema (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1968) ***
I racconti di Canterbury (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1972) **
Quentin Tarantino
Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009) *
Rachid Bouchareb
Indigenes (Rachid Bouchareb, 2006) **
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Querelle (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1982) **
Ralph Thomas
Above us the waves (Ralph Thomas, 1955) *
Raoul Walsh
The Roaring Twenties (Raoul Walsh, 1939) ***
They Drive By Night (Raoul Walsh, 1940) **
White Heat (Raoul Walsh, 1949) ***
Ray Lawrence
Lantana (Ray Lawrence, 2001) **
René Clément
Plein Soleil (René Clément, 1960) **
Richard Glatzer/Wash Westmoreland
Still Alice (Richard Glatzer/Wash Westmoreland, 2014) *
Richard Loncraine
The Missionary (Richard Loncraine, 1982) *
Ritesh Batra
The Lunchbox (Ritesh Batra, 2013) **
Rob Reiner
When Harry Met Sally (Rob Reiner, 1989) **
Robbie Moffat
Red Rose (Robbie Moffat, 2004) **
Robert Altman
Prêt-à-Porter (Robert Altman, 1994) ***
The Long Goodbye (Robert Altman, 1973) **
M*A*S*H (Robert Altman, 1970) ****
Robert Bresson
Une Femme Douce (Robert Bresson, 1969) ***
Pickpocket (Robert Bresson, 1959) ****
Procès de Jeanne d’Arc (Robert Bresson, 1962) ***
Au hasard Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966) ****
Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne (Robert Bresson, 1945) ***
Lancelot du Lac (Robert Bresson, 1974) ***
Robert Fuest
Wuthering Heights (Robert Fuest, 1970) *
Robert Hamer
School for Scoundrels (Robert Hamer, 1960) *
Kind Hearts and Coronets (Robert Hamer, 1949) ****
Robert Mulligan
To Kill a Mockingbird (Robert Mulligan, 1962) ****
Robert Rossen
Lilith (Robert Rossen, 1964) **
The Hustler (Robert Rossen, 1961) ****
Robert Siodmak
The Spiral Staircase (Robert Siodmak, 1945) ***
Robert Wise
I Want to Live! (Robert Wise, 1958) ***
The Desert Rats (Robert Wise, 1953) *
Roberto Rossellini
Paisà (Roberto Rossellini, 1946) ****
Viaggio in Italia – Journey to Italy (Roberto Rossellini, 1953) ***
Roma Città Aperta (Roberto Rossellini, 1945) ****
Francesco giullare di Dio (Roberto Rossellini, 1950) ***
Robin Hardy
The Wicker Man (Robin Hardy, 1973) **
Roger Avary
The Rules of Attraction (Roger Avary, 2002) ***
Roger Michell
Enduring Love (Roger Michell, 2004) **
Rolf de Heer
Ten Canoes (Rolf de Heer, 2006) **
Roman Polanski
Bitter Moon (Roman Polanski, 1992) *
Rouben Mamoulian
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Rouben Mamoulian, 1931) ****
Rowan Woods
Little Fish (Rowan Woods, 2005) **
Roy del Ruth
Broadway Melody of 1938 (Roy del Ruth, 1937) *
Ruben Őstlund
Force Majeure (Ruben Őstlund, 2014) ***
Régis Wargnier
Indochine (Régis Wargnier, 1992) **
Sally Potter
Orlando (Sally Potter, 1992) ***
Ginger & Rosa (Sally Potter, 2012) *
Sam Peckinpah
Straw Dogs (Sam Peckinpah, 1971) **
The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969) **
Samira Makhmalbaf
The Apple (Samira Makhmalbaf, 1998) ***
At Five in the Afternoon (Samira Makhmalbaf, 2003) ****
Satyajit Ray
Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray, 1955) ****
Sebastián Silva
La Nana (Sebastián Silva, 2009) **
Serge Le Péron
J’ai vu tuer Ben Barka (Serge Le Péron, 2005) ***
Sergei Bodrov
Mongol (Sergei Bodrov, 2006) **
Sergei Eisenstein
Bronenosets Potyomkin (Sergei Eisenstein, 1926) ****
Ivan Grozniy I – Ivan the Terrible I (Sergei Eisenstein, 1944) ****
Ivan Grozniy II – Boyarskiy Zagovor [The Boyar’s Plot] (Sergei Eisenstein, 1945) ****
Sergei Eisenstein/Grigori Alexandrov
October (Sergei Eisenstein/Grigori Alexandrov, 1928) ****
Sergei Loznitsa
Schastye Moe – My Joy (Sergei Loznitsa, 2010) ****
Sergey Chekalov
Parshivye Ovtsy – Black Sheep (Sergey Chekalov, 2010) **
Sergey Paradzhanov & Dodo Abashidze
The Legend of the Surami Fortress (Sergey Paradzhanov & Dodo Abashidze, 1984) ****
Seth Holt
The Nanny (Seth Holt, 1965) **
Sidney Lumet
Equus (Sidney Lumet, 1977) **
Serpico (Sidney Lumet, 1973) **
Stanley Kubrick
A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971) ****
Lolita (Stanley Kubrick, 1961) **
The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980) ***
Stanley Tong
Shénhuà - The Myth (Stanley Tong, 2005) *
Stefan Rusowitsky
Die Siebtelbauern (Stefan Rusowitsky, 1997) ***
Stefan Ruzowitzky
Die Fälscher (Stefan Ruzowitzky, 2007) ***
Stephen Frears
Mrs Henderson Presents (Stephen Frears, 2005) *
Steven Baigelman
Feeling Minnesota (Steven Baigelman, 1996) *
Steven Shainberg
Secretary (Steven Shainberg, 2001) **
Steven Soderbergh
Side Effects (Steven Soderbergh, 2013) **
sex, lies and videotape (Steven Soderbergh, 1989) ***
Steven Spielberg
The Post (Steven Spielberg, 2017) **
Stray Dog) (Akira Kurosawa
Nora Inu (Stray Dog) (Akira Kurosawa, 1949) ****
Sue Brooks
Japanese Story (Sue Brooks, 2003) **
Susanne Bier
Efter brylluppet (Susanne Bier, 2006) *
Elsker Dig For Evigt (Susanne Bier, 2002) ***
Sérgio Machado
Cidade Baixa (Sérgio Machado, 2005) **
Takashi Miike
Audition (Takashi Miike, 1999) **
Takashi Shimizu
Ju-On – The Grudge (Takashi Shimizu, 2002) **
Takeshi Kitano
Sonatine (Takeshi Kitano, 1993) **
Zatōichi (Takeshi Kitano, 2003) ***
Dolls (Takeshi Kitano, 2002) **
Tay Garnett
The Postman Always Rings Twice (Tay Garnett, 1946) ***
Terrence Malick
The New World (Terrence Malick, 2005) ***
Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978) ****
Theo Angelopoulos
The Suspended Step of the Stork (Theo Angelopoulos, 1991) ***
Theodoros Angelopoulos
Μέρες του ’36 – Days of ’36 (Theodoros Angelopoulos, 1972) ***
Anaparastasi – Reconstruction (Theodoros Angelopoulos, 1970) ****
Landscape in the Mist (Theodoros Angelopoulos, 1988) ****
Theodorus Angelopoulos
Mia aioniátita kai mia méra – Eternity and a Day (Theodorus Angelopoulos, 1998) ***
Thomas Imbach
Mary Queen of Scots (Thomas Imbach, 2013) **
Thomas Vinterberg
Dogma #1 - Festen (Thomas Vinterberg, 1998) ****
Jagten (Thomas Vinterberg, 2012) ***
Todd Solondz
Life During Wartime (Todd Solondz, 2009) **
Tom Tykwer
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Tom Tykwer, 2006) **
The International (Tom Tykwer, 2009) *
Tomas Alfredson
Låt den rätte komma in (Tomas Alfredson, 2008) **
Tony Kaye
American History X (Tony Kaye, 1998) *
Tony Richardson
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (Tony Richardson, 1962) ****
A Taste of Honey (Tony Richardson, 1961) ***
Tsai Ming-Liang
tiānbiān yī duŏ yún – The Wayward Cloud (Tsai Ming-Liang, 2005) **
Uli Edel
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (Uli Edel, 2008) *
Val Guest
Expresso Bongo (Val Guest, 1959) **
Valeria Sarmiento
Linhas de Wellington (Valeria Sarmiento, 2012) **
Vatche Boulghourjian
Tramontane (Vatche Boulghourjian, 2016) ***
Victor Erice
El Espiritu de la Colmena (Victor Erice, 1973) ****
Victor Fleming
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Victor Fleming, 1941) **
Victor Heerman & Albert Austin
My boy (Victor Heerman & Albert Austin, 1921) **
Vilgot Sjöman
Jag är nyfiken – en film i gult – I am curious – yellow (Vilgot Sjöman, 1967) **
Vincent Sherman
The Damned Don’t Cry! (Vincent Sherman, 1950) **
Vincente Minnelli
Meet me in St. Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944) ***
Virginie Despentes & Coralie Trinh Thi
Baise-moi (Virginie Despentes & Coralie Trinh Thi, 2000) **
Vittorio de Sica
Ladri di Biciclette (Vittorio de Sica, 1948) ****
Il Giardino dei Finzi Contini (Vittorio de Sica, 1970) ***
W. S. Van Dyke
The Thin Man (W. S. Van Dyke, 1934) **
Walter Salles
Central do Brasil (Walter Salles, 1998) **
Wang Xiaoshuai
Shanghai Dreams (Wang Xiaoshuai, 2005) ***
Werner Herzog
Jeder für sich und Gott gegen Alle (Werner Herzog, 1974) ****
Queen of the Desert (Werner Herzog, 2015) **
Woyzeck (Werner Herzog, 1979) ***
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (Werner Herzog, 1972) ****
Herz aus Glas – Heart of Glass (Werner Herzog, 1976) ****
Wesley Ruggles
I’m No Angel (Wesley Ruggles, 1933) **
William A. Wellman
The Public Enemy (William A. Wellman, 1931) ***
William Dieterle
I’ll be seeing you (William Dieterle, 1944) **
William Wyler
Jezebel (William Wyler, 1938) ***
The Letter (William Wyler, 1940) ***
Wim Wenders
Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders, 1984) ****
Wolfgang Becker
Goodbye Lenin! (Wolfgang Becker, 2003) *
Wong Kar-Wai
huāyàng niánhuá [blossom years] – In the mood for love (Wong Kar-Wai, 2000) ***
Chungking Express (Wong Kar-Wai, 1994) ***
Wong Kar-wei
As Tears Go By (Wong Kar-wei, 1988) **
Woody Allen
Love and Death (Woody Allen, 1975) ***
Yasujiro Ozu
Ukigusa – Floating Weeds (Yasujiro Ozu, 1959) ****
Kohayagawa-ke No Aki – The End of Summer (Yasujiro Ozu, 1961) ****
Yasujirō Ozu
Tokyo Monogatari (Yasujirō Ozu, 1953) ****
Yājirō Takita
Mibu Gishi Den – When the Last Sword is Drawn (Yājirō Takita, 2002) **
Zhang Yimou
Not One Less (Zhang Yimou, 1999) **
Ziad Doueiri
Lila Dit Ça (Ziad Doueiri, 2004) **
Éric Lartigau
L’homme qui voulait vivre sa vie (Éric Lartigau, 2010) **
Éric Rohmer
Conte d’Hiver (Éric Rohmer, 1992) ***
Le Beau Mariage (Éric Rohmer, 1981) **
Étienne Chatiliez
Tatie Danielle (Étienne Chatiliez, 1990) **
