Kiyong Park

Chair person, KOFIC
South Korea

Voted for

FilmYearDirector
L'Atalante1934Jean Vigo
TONI1935Jean Renoir
ZANGIKU MONOGATARI1939Kenji Mizoguchi
The Shop around the Corner1940Ernst Lubitsch
HANYO1960Kim Ki-young
KOHAYAGAWA-KE NO AKI1961Yasujirō Ozu
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles1975Chantal Akerman
Elephant1988Alan Clarke
Beau travail1998Claire Denis
Café Lumière2003Hou Hsiao-hsien

Comments

L'Atalante

1934 France

The most poetic film ever made.

TONI

1935 France

A pioneering film of the casual cinema.

ZANGIKU MONOGATARI

1939 Japan

A masterpiece of long-take filmmaking.

The Shop around the Corner

1940 USA

You will notice the greatness of this film when compared with the remake.

HANYO

1960 Korea, Republic of

The best Korean film ever made.

KOHAYAGAWA-KE NO AKI

1961 Japan

Ozu's final masterpiece.

Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

1975 Belgium, France

The best feminist film.

Elephant

1988 Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

The best sample of cinematic storytelling.

Beau travail

1998 France

One of the best samples of cinematic storytelling.

Café Lumière

2003

The best Asian film made in the new millennium.