Jay Kuehner
Independent programmer and critic, contributor to Cinema Scope, MUBI, Senses of Cinema
USA
Voted for
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Story | 1953 | Yasujirō Ozu |
| A Man Escaped | 1956 | Robert Bresson |
| Vertigo | 1958 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Man with a Movie Camera | 1929 | Dziga Vertov |
| A Brighter Summer Day | 1991 | Edward Yang |
| The General | 1926 | Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman |
| The Searchers | 1956 | John Ford |
| Beau travail | 1998 | Claire Denis |
| Sans Soleil | 1982 | Chris Marker |
| Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles | 1975 | Chantal Akerman |
Comments
Tokyo Story
1953 Japan
無
A Man Escaped
1956 France
“I could feel I was being watched. I didn’t dare move.”
Vertigo
1958 USA
“One final thing I have to do… and then I'll be free of the past.”
Man with a Movie Camera
1929 Ukrainian SSR, USSR
"AN EXPERIMENTATION IN THE CINEMATIC COMMUNICATION
Of visual phenomena…
(a film without a scenario)"
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 Taiwan
Are you lonesome tonight?
The General
1926 USA
“If you lose this war don't blame me.”
The Searchers
1956 USA
"That'll be the day."
Beau travail
1998 France
"This is the rhythm of my life
My life, oh yeah"
Sans Soleil
1982 France
"How can one remember thirst?"
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
1975 Belgium, France
"…every second passing through your body."
Further remarks
"…and the gentle light that strays and vanishes
and returns." – Adam Zagajewski