Camilo Restrepo

Voted for

Film	Year	Director
Man with a Movie Camera	1929	Dziga Vertov
A Man Escaped	1956	Robert Bresson
À bout de souffle	1960	Jean-Luc Godard
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles	1975	Chantal Akerman
The Perfumed Nightmare	1976	Kidlat Tahimik
Sans Soleil	1982	Chris Marker
Vagabond	1985	Agnès Varda
Images of the World and the Inscription of War	1989	Harun Farocki
In Vanda's Room	2000	Pedro Costa
Tropical Malady	2004	Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Comments

I note that the cinema of the 20th century was very geographically concentrated. Countries with economic power made the most films – and therefore most of what we call the 'best films'.

But I see that this concentration is breaking down. The 21st century will be marked by masterpieces from countries that produced few (or no) films in the previous century.

Also, the increasing recognition in film festivals of documentaries and experimental films, together with the enthusiasm of the young generations on creating new narrative forms, will change the common idea that the 'best films' are fiction films.