Madeline Whittle
Programmer, critic, and translator
USA
Voted for
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| L' Âge d'or | 1930 | Luis Buñuel |
| It Happened One Night | 1934 | Frank Capra |
| Partie de campagne | 1936 | Jean Renoir |
| Late Spring | 1949 | Yasujirō Ozu |
| Psycho | 1960 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| La notte | 1961 | Michelangelo Antonioni |
| Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles | 1975 | Chantal Akerman |
| Nashville | 1975 | Robert Altman |
| To Sleep with Anger | 1990 | Charles Burnett |
| In the Mood for Love | 2000 | Wong Kar Wai |
Comments
In perusing the results of the 2012 edition of this poll, I'm struck by the very precise function of its insight: to generate a snapshot of how film critics and practitioners -- those individuals around the world who have dedicated their professional lives to this medium -- feel about the art form, identifying and celebrating its most enduring, significant achievements as a means of articulating its potential for transcendence. It's in this spirit that I've tried to formulate my own contribution, knowing that my choices are beholden to the contours of my experience, as every human encounter with art must be.