Sukhdev Sandhu
Writer
UK/USA
Voted for
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| The 400 Blows | 1959 | François Truffaut |
| Before Sunset | 2004 | Richard Linklater |
| Bicycle Thieves | 1948 | Vittorio De Sica |
| Under Snow | 2011 | Ulrike Ottinger |
| Breaking the Waves | 1996 | Lars von Trier |
| The Gleaners and I | 2000 | Agnès Varda |
| Pather Panchali | 1955 | Satyajit Ray |
| Summer Holiday | 1962 | Peter Yates |
| The Red Balloon | 1956 | Albert Lamorisse |
| West of the Tracks | 2002 | Wang Bing |
Comments
The 400 Blows
1959 France
Cinema as sanctuary
Before Sunset
2004 USA
Walking, talking, aching
Bicycle Thieves
1948 Italy
Towards a cinema of social justice...
Under Snow
2011
Every scene, almost every shot, is beautiful, bewildering, utterly bewitching
Breaking the Waves
1996 Denmark, France, Sweden, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Iceland, USA, Germany
The arguments (sometimes fights) that used to break out after screenings: how I miss them....
The Gleaners and I
2000 France
The first great digital film.
Pather Panchali
1955 India
Here is a cinema of awakenings.
Summer Holiday
1962 United Kingdom
A dream of Europe. A lovely dream.
The Red Balloon
1956 France
Colours to make you cry...
West of the Tracks
2002 People's Republic of China
545 minutes long. Not a minute wasted.
Further remarks
I've just realised, with a start, that there's only one American film on this list. Thinking about it, I can't even name half a dozen American films made this century.