Grégory Valens
Film critic and film history teacher
France
Voted for
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Annie Hall | 1977 | Woody Allen |
| Le Mépris | 1963 | Jean-Luc Godard |
| Sommaren med Monika | 1953 | Ingmar Bergman |
| Lolita | 1961 | Stanley Kubrick |
| Una VITA DIFFICILE | 1961 | Dino Risi |
| Hannah and Her Sisters | 1986 | Woody Allen |
| North by Northwest | 1959 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | 1962 | John Ford |
| West Side Story | 1961 | Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins |
| Two for the Road | 1967 | Stanley Donen |
Comments
Annie Hall
He looks at me and I know him.
I look at him and he knows me.
We look at each other. We know each other.
Le Mépris
This is what cinema is all about.
Sommaren med Monika
First love.
Lolita
"Don't forget me!"
Una VITA DIFFICILE
Risi's cleverness at its best: how can a sequence be more synthetical than the dinner at the Monarchist's residence, where Sordi and Massari end up eating by themselves and drinking to the sound of Fratelli d'Italia?
Hannah and Her Sisters
The perfect equilibrium between melancholia, romance and wit.
And, yes: two Woody Allens in my list !
North by Northwest
Just perfect. You can watch it 50 times: even though you know every detail of the plot, the suspense still works!
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The director who shaped the western genre tells us it was all a lie. Unbeatable.
West Side Story
The musical genre seems to have been invented so it could evolve to this kind of absolute modernity. After this, it could only decay.
Two for the Road
The most charming actress ever in her most complex part.
A very modern director in his most ambitious mise en scène.
Further remarks
I threw this list on paper without thinking too much, and without checking my 2012 list. 7 of the 10 films I voted for 10 years ago are still in…