Gary Tarn
Director / Composer
UK
Voted for
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Singin' in the Rain | 1951 | Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen |
| La Jetée | 1962 | Chris Marker |
| Stalker | 1979 | Andrei Tarkovsky |
| Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance | 1983 | Godfrey Reggio |
| Spirited Away | 2001 | Hayao Miyazaki |
| The Tree of Life | 2010 | Terrence Malick |
| 12 Years a Slave | 2013 | Steve McQueen |
| Arrival | 2016 | Denis Villeneuve |
| Roma | 2018 | Alfonso Cuarón |
| Nomadland | 2020 | Chloé Zhao |
Comments
Ask any cinephile to choose ten films from the canon and they'll tell you it's a thankless and hopeless task. Like everyone invited to submit their choices for this poll, I could have easily submitted a dozen different versions, so this selection is a personal choice, based on films that I have learned from or that I simply enjoy for embodying the essence of true cinema. I've deliberately added a number of more recent films; the art of telling stories is constantly evolving and I applaud my peers for their stellar contributions.