Un Chien Andalou (1929) – Luis Bunuel (Sight & Sound Critic Poll Series)
Top 100 position – Joint 93rd Short Summary: Un Chien Andalou is a 1929 silent surrealist short film by the Spanish director Luis Buñuel and artist Salvador Dalí.
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The American (2010) – Anton Corbijn (Niall McArdle)
Synopsis: A lonely hitman hides out in an Italian village and falls in love with a prostitute.
The Maltese Falcon (1941) – John Huston (Guest post by Niall McArdle)
Synopsis: San Francisco private eye Sam Spade has to deal with an oddball assortment of crooks intent on getting a priceless statue.
Madame de… (1953) Max Ophüls (Sight & Sound Critic Poll Series)
Top 100 position – Joint 93rd Short Plot Summary: In France of the late 19th century, the wife of a wealthy general, the Countess Louise, sells the earrings her husband … Continue reading Madame de… (1953) Max Ophüls (Sight & Sound Critic Poll Series)
The Big Lebowski (1998) – The Coen Brothers (Guest post from Niall McArdle)
Synoposis: Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski, the unemployed, pot-smoking, White Russian-drinking ten-pin bowler, gets caught up in a case of mistaken identity, blackmail, pornography, missing toes and a peed-on rug in … Continue reading The Big Lebowski (1998) – The Coen Brothers (Guest post from Niall McArdle)
City Lights – Charlie Chaplin (1931)
Short Plot Summary: The Tramp struggles to help a blind flower girl he has fallen in love with.
Blade Runner – 1982 (Guest Post from Niall McArdle)
Synopsis: In a rainy, polluted Los Angeles in 2019, genetic engineers for the Tyrell Corporation have created replicants – superhuman androids that are used as slave labour in outer space, … Continue reading Blade Runner – 1982 (Guest Post from Niall McArdle)
The Shining (1980) – Stanley Kubrick
Short Plot Summary: A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific … Continue reading The Shining (1980) – Stanley Kubrick
The Battle Of Algiers (1966) – Gillo Pontecorvo
Short Plot Summary: The Battle of Algiers is a 1966 war film based on occurrences during the Algerian War against The French Government in North Africa, the most prominent being … Continue reading The Battle Of Algiers (1966) – Gillo Pontecorvo
The Hawks and the Sparrows (Short View) – Pier Paolo Pasolini
Short Plot Summary: On an empty road, an old man is walking with his son. They meet a crow that can speak. They are changed into monks and Saint Francois … Continue reading The Hawks and the Sparrows (Short View) – Pier Paolo Pasolini
Cleo From 5 to 7 (Short View) – Agnès Varda
“Cleo From 5 to 7” is truly one of the most beautifully shot films I have ever seen. Its composition of imagery is way ahead of its time and its … Continue reading Cleo From 5 to 7 (Short View) – Agnès Varda
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