Steven Shaviro
DeRoy Professor of English, Wayne State University
USA
Voted for
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Vertigo | 1958 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Sansho the Bailiff | 1954 | Kenji Mizoguchi |
| The Nutty Professor | 1963 | Jerry Lewis |
| Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | 1973 | Sam Peckinpah |
| GOLDEN EIGHTIES | 1986 | Chantal Akerman |
| 2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle | 1967 | Jean-Luc Godard |
| Mulholland Dr. | 2001 | David Lynch |
| Imitation of Life | 1959 | Douglas Sirk |
| Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss | 1982 | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| DULI SHIDAI | 1994 | Edward Yang |
Comments
Sansho the Bailiff
1954 Japan
A hard choice, but finally this is the most beautiful and the most devastating of all of Mizoguchi's films.
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973 USA
I have listed the film's original date of release, but I vastly prefer the 1988 preview version and/or the 2005 special edition to the butchered original release.
Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss
1982 Federal Republic of Germany
Very hard to choose which film by Fassbinder to include. I am presuming that Berlin Alexanderplatz is a TV series rather than a film, and therefore cannot be included in this poll.
DULI SHIDAI
1994 Taiwan
Still waiting for the restoration of this film; I saw it upon initial release, and I have only been able to re-watch it subsequently in an inadequate format. But still undoubtedly a great film.