This is the best movie in history! And you have probably never even seen it...
This frame belongs to the best movie of all time, according to the 100-movie list elaborated by the British Film Institute. The list was created by consulting 1.600 film professionals (critics, directors, etc.) and was published in the magazine 'Sight & Sound.'
The title of the movie that number 1 on the 'Sight & Sound 2022' list is: 'Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles.' It's a Belgian film from 1976 that is 3 hours long.
'Jeanne Dielman,' which tells the story of the life of an ordinary woman, was directed by Chantal Akerman. The director was born in Bruges and has been celebrated for her feminist perspective in film. She took her own life in 2017, after years of battling with depression.
The fact that Chantal Akerman was listed above some other directors, such as Hitchcock or Orson Welles, was both applauded and criticized. But she is not the only surprise in the 'Sight & Sound 2022' list. Let's take a look!
In the second position, we have a predictable and indispensable film, 'Vertigo'. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the movie has a deep psychoanalytic background and a poetic visual force.
Another great masterpiece that has often been placed number 1 on the list is 'Citizen Kane.' The first movie by Orson Welles and, maybe the best one, was listed here on the third position.
Yasujirō Ozu directed this film in 1953. He was inspired by a Hollywood movie by Leo McCarey, called 'Make Way For Tomorrow.' It's a very important work in Japanese and global cinema history.
This is a strange love story (or a crossroads of impossible love) directed by the Hong Kong director, Won Kar-Wai. A visual delight from the year 2000.
This film is equally loved and hated by the audience. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, it is part of movie history, but did it deserve to be in sixth place?
Here's another controversial title that breaks with existing classical standards. The 1999 film 'Beau Travail' was directed by the Parisian director Claire Denis. The movie was based on a story by Herman Melville.
The orthodox cinema community may not have liked the listing of this film either: 'Mulholland Drive' by David Lynch. Some critics call it confusing and say that 'The Elephant Man' from 1980 should have been in its place...
A documentary and experimental cinema piece that was directed by Dziga Vertov in 1929. It shows ordinary scenes of the everyday life of a random town in the Soviet Union.
No complaints here. Just one of Hollywood's masterpieces.
Same with this one, 'Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans', released in 1927. It was the first movie filmed in the United States by the German F. W. Murnau, the director of 'Nosferatu.'
Some still believe that this movie should always be placed first because Coppola's masterpiece is indeed that good.
A beautiful work created by Jean Renoir. Pure cinematic history.
The most relevant work of Agnés Varda. A 'nouvelle vague' movement piece filmed from a feminine point of view.
The presence of this movie on the list (and his director, the master John Ford) is absolutely mandatory.
An experimental short film from 1943 that was directed by a U.S. director of Ukrainian origins, Maya Deren.
Abbas Kiarostami, the talented Irani director, had to be included on the list.
Ingmar Bergman is a must on any 'best movie' list. In this case, the film is 'Persona', but we would have loved to see 'The Seventh Seal' on the list as well.
Another mandatory title in this compilation was also created by Francis Ford Coppola.
This incredible, entertaining movie was made by Akira Kurosawa and is often considered one of the best movies of all time.