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[Anna J]

At long last: here they are, the results of the Top100 Poll for 2011 (for A&F consumption only, at this time). Quite a few changes, considering we stuck to the "3 films per director" rule and imposed the 2-year moratorium for recent films. But the Top 10 looks really similar.

If anyone is interested in the full details of changes from last year (including the films that almost made it on), the excel file is attached to this post.

Some of the films in this list don't have years attached. We will be adding those as we rework the Top100 pages.

1 Passion of Joan of Arc, The (La Passion de Jeanne D'arc)
2 Andrei Rublev (“Andrey Rublyov") (1969)
3 Word, The (Ordet)
4 Decalogue, The (Dekalog)
5 Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
6 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
7 Gospel According to Matthew , The (Il vangelo second Matteo)
8 Son, The (Le Fils)
9 To Live ("Ikiru") (1952)
10 Babette’s Feast (“Babettes Gaestebud”) (1987)
11 Mirror, The (Zerkalo)
12 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
13 Seventh Seal, The (Det Sjunde Inseglet)
14 Three Colors Trilogy ("Trois couleurs") (1993, 1994, 1994)
15 Stalker (1979)
16 Magnolia (1999)
17 Winter Light (1963)
18 Searchers, The (1956)
19 Tokyo Story ("Tokyo monogatari") (1953)
20 La Promesse (1996)
21 Tender Mercies (1983)
22 Apostle, The (1997)
23 Diary of a Country Priest, The (Le Journal D'un Cure De Campagne)
24 Bicycle Thief, The (“Ladri di biciclette”)
25 Man for All Seasons, A (1966)
26 Miracle Maker, The (2000)
27 Paths of Glory (1957)
28 Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
29 Wild Strawberries ("Smultronstallet") (1957)
30 Into Great Silence ("Le grand silence") (2005)
31 Munyurangabo (2007)
32 Apu Trilogy (Pather Panchali, Aparajito, Apu Sansar) (1955, 1956, 1959)
33 Flowers of St. Francis ("Francesco, Guillare de Dio") (1950)
34 Nights of Cabiria (1957)
35 Night of the Hunter, The (1955)
36 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
37 Chariots of Fire (1982)
38 Straight Story, The (1999)
39 Touch of Evil (1958)
40 It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
41 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days (2007)
42 Apocalypse Now (1979)
43 Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys (2000)
44 Black Narcissus (1947)
45 Day of Wrath (“Vredens dag”) (1943)
46 Child, The (L'Enfant)
47 Close-Up ("Nema-ye Nazdik") (1990)
48 Yi Yi: A One and a Two ("Yi Yi") (2000)
49 Ponette (1996)
50 Burmese Harp , The (1956)
51 Stroszek (1977)
52 Places in the Heart (1984)
53 New World, The (2005)
54 Still Life ("Sanxia haoren") (2006)
55 Jesus of Montreal ("Jesus De Montreal") (1989)
56 Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
57 Eureka (2000)
58 Heartbeat Detector ("La question humaine") (2007)
59 Summer Hours ("L'heure d'été") (2008)
60 Playtime (1967)
61 Ran (1985)
62 Rashômon (1950)
63 Double Life of Veronique , The (1991)
64 My Night at Maud's ("Ma nuit chez Maud")(1969)
65 Becket (1964)
66 Silent Light ("Stella Licht") (2007)
67 Wings of Desire ("Der Himmel über Berlin”) (1987)
68 Man Escaped, A ("Un condamne a mort s'est eschappe ou Le vent soufflé ou il veut") (1956)
69 Faust (1926)
70 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
71 Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
72 Paris, Texas (1984)
73 My Life to Live ("Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux") (1962)
74 How Green Was My Valley (1941)
75 Return, The (Vozvrashchenie)
76 M (1931)
77 Island , The (Ostrov)
78 Pickpocket (1959)
78 Days of Heaven (1978)
79 Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
80 Paprika (2006)
81 Floating Weeds ("Ukigusa") (1959)
82 Born Into Brothels (2004)
83 Vertigo (1958)
84 Syndromes and a Century ("Sang sattawat") (2006)
85 After Life (“Wandafuru raifu”) (1999)
86 Spirited Away (2001)
87 Trial, The (1962)
88 Rules of the Game , The (1939)
89 Sullivan's Travels (1941)
90 Schindler's List (1993)
91 Dogville (1993)
92 There Will Be Blood (2007)
93 Spirit of the Beehive, The (El espíritu de la colmena)
94 Early Summer ("Bakushû") (1951)
95 Amadeus (1984)
96 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
97 Sophie Scholl: die letzten Tag (Sophie Scholl: the Final Days)(2005)
98 Ratcatcher (1999)
99 Iron Giant, The (1999)
100 The Story of the Weeping Camel (2003)**

Writers, be ready to volunteer for blurbs for our 34 new films! Greg is taking offers here.

PLEASE let me know as soon as possible if we made a mistake. We went over it a couple times to make sure the directors only appeared 3x, etc, but the staff's legacy film knowledge is not as extensive as yours, so we welcome comments.

As we mentioned last year, please hold off on announcing this to the public until we have changed our webpages to reflect the new list.

[Anna J]

Couldn't get this to work with the previous post. Here are the detailed results.

Attached Files

•  Arts and Faith 2011 Top 100 Poll Results.xls   77.5K   63 downloads

[Overstreet]

Whoa.

Make Way for #6!!

[Anna J]

Overstreet, on 13 January 2011 - 06:23 PM, said:

Whoa.

Make Way for #6!!

I know, right? That one catapulted to the top!

[Overstreet]

The Iron Giant at #100!

Spirited Away #87!

Paprika?!

Glad to see that The New World has moved up.

Code Unknown!

Wow, this list is in much stranger than last year's, and much more interesting.

Edited by Overstreet, 13 January 2011 - 06:27 PM.

[Anna J]

I like that there are some classic Hollywood and children's films representin'. It makes the list a little less highfalutin', as Greg says.

[Overstreet]

The Searchers and Magnolia in the Top 20, yeah, that makes this list more "accessible" anyway.

[Ryan H.]

Oh wow. To say that I'm delighted would be an understatement.

Edited by Ryan H., 13 January 2011 - 06:50 PM.

[Overstreet]

For a convenient comparison, here's the 2010 list:

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1. Word, The ("Ordet"), 1955, Carl Theodor Dreyer
2. Decalogue, The ("Dekalog"), 1987, Krzysztof Kieslowski
3. Babette’s Feast (“Babettes Gaestebud”), 1987, Gabriel Axel
4. Passion of Joan of Arc, The ("La Passion de Jeanne D'arc"), 1928 Carl Theodor Dreyer
5. Son, The ("Le Fils"), 2002, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
6. Au Hasard Balthazar, 1966, Robert Bresson
7. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans,1927, F.W. Murnau
8. Andrei Rublev (“Andrey Rublyov"), 1969, Andrei Tarkovsky
9. Early Summer ("Bakushû"), 1951, Yasujiro Ozu
10. Gospel According to Matthew, The ("Il vangelo second Matteo, 1964, Pier Paolo Pasolini
11. Diary of a Country Priest, The("Le Journal D'un Cure De Campagne"), 1951, Robert Bresson
12. Wings of Desire ("Der Himmel über Berlin”), 1987, Wim Wenders
13. Seventh Seal, The ("Det Sjunde Inseglet"), 1957, Ingmar Bergman
14. To Live ("Ikiru"), 1952, Akira Kurosawa
15. Three Colors Trilogy ("Trois couleurs"), 1993, 1994, 1994, Kryzysztof Kieslowski
16. Mirror, The ("Zerkalo"), 1975, Andrei Tarkovsky
17. Apu Trilogy (Pather Panchali, Aparajito, Apu Sansar), 1955/56/59, Satyajit Ray
18. Floating Weeds ("Ukigusa"), 1959, Yasujiro Ozu
19. Munyurangabo, 2007, Lee Isaac Chung
20. Burmese Harp, The, 1956, Kon Ichikawa
21. Tokyo Story ("Tokyo monogatari"), 1953, Yasujiro Ozu
22. Serious Man, A, 2009, Ethan and Joel Coen
23. My Night at Maud's ("Ma nuit chez Maud"), 1969, Eric Rohmer
24. Into Great Silence ("Le grand silence"), 2005, Philip Gröning
25. Nostalghia, 1983, Andrei Tarkovsky
26. Still Life ("Sanxia haoren"), 2006, Zhang Ke Jia
27. Child, The ("L'Enfant"), 2005, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
28. Bicycle Thief, The (“Ladri di biciclette”), 1948, Vittorio De Sica
29. Man Escaped, A ("Un condamne a mort s'est eschappe ou Le vent soufflé ou il veut"), 1956, Robert Bresson
30. Stalker, 1979, Andrei Tarkovsky
31. Man for All Seasons, A, 1966, Fred Zinnemann
32. Apostle, The, 1997, Robert Duvall
33. Island, The ("Ostrov"), 2006, Pavel Lungin
34. Close-Up ("Nema-ye Nazdik"), 1990, Abbas Kiarostami
35. Wild Strawberries ("Smultronstallet"), 1957, Ingmar Bergman
36. Days of Heaven, 1978, Terrence Malick
37. Playtime, 1967, Jacques Tati
38. Winter Light, 1963, Ingmar Bergman
39. Through a Glass Darkly ("Såsom i en spegel"), 1961, Ingmar Bergman
40. House is Black,The (Khaneh siah ast), 1964, Forugh Farrokhzad
41. Summer / The Green Ray ("Le Rayon vert"), 1986, Eric Rohmer
42. Day of Wrath (“Vredens dag”), 1943, Carl Theodor Dreyer
43. Silent Light ("Stella Licht"), 2007, Carlos Reygadas
44. Promesse, La, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
45. It's a Wonderful Life, 1946, Frank Capra
46. M, 1931, Fritz Lang
47. Late Spring ("Banshun"), 1972, Yasujiro Osu
48. Killer of Sheep, 1977, Charles Burnett
49. Solaris ("Solyaris"), 1972, Andrei Tarkovsky
50. Cyclist, The ("Bicycleran"), 1987, Mohsen Makhmalbaf
51. Spirit of the Beehive, The ("El espíritu de la colmena"), 1973, Víctor Erice
52. Cries and Whispers, 1973, Ingmar Bergman
53. My Life to Live ("Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux"), 1962, Jean-Luc Godard
54. Straight Story, The, 1999, David Lynch
55. Flowers of St. Francis ("Francesco, Guillare de Dio"), 1950, Roberto Rossellini
56. Ponette, 1996, Jacques Doillon
57. Wind Will Carry Us, The ("Bad ma ra khaha bord"), 1999, Abbas Kiarostami
58. Magnolia, 1999, Paul Thomas Anderson
59. Faust, 1926, F.W. Murnau
60. Fanny and Alexander ("Fanny och Alexander"), 1982, Ingmar Bergman
61. Paris, Texas, 1984, Wim Wenders
62. Moment of Innocence, A ("Nun va Goldoon"), 1997, Mohsen Makhmalbaf
63. Trial of Joan of Arc, The ("Proces de Jeanne d'Arc"), 1962, Robert Bresson
64. Beau travail, 1999, Claire Denis
65. After Life (“Wandafuru raifu”), 1999, Hirokazu Koreeda
66. By Brakhage: An Anthology, 2003, Stan Brakhage
67. Lorna's Silence ("Le silence de Lorna"), 2008, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
68. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days ("4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile"), 2007, Cristian Mungiu
69. Chariots of Fire, 1982, Hugh Hudson
70. Derzu Uzala, 1975, Akira Kurosawa
71. Autumn Afternoon, An (“Sanma no aji”), 1962, Yasujiro Ozu
72. Heartbeat Detector ("La question humaine"), 2007, Nicolas Klotz
73. Tender Mercies, 1983, Bruce Beresford
74. Summer Hours ("L'heure d'été"), 2008, Olivier Assayas
75. Rashômon, 1950, Akira Kurosawa
76. Becket, 1964, Peter Glenville
77. Black Narcissus, 1947, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
78. Eureka, 2000, Shinji Aoyama
79. Meshes in the Afternoon, 1943, Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid
80. Open City ("Roma, citta apera"), 1945, Roberto Rossellini
81. Syndromes and a Century ("Sang sattawat"), 2006, Apichatpong Weerasethakul
82. Rosetta, 1999, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
83. Yi Yi: A One and a Two ("Yi Yi"), 2000, Edward Yang
84. Pickpocket, 1959, Robert Bresson
85. Punch-Drunk Love, 2002, Paul Thomas Anderson
86. Sacrifice, The ("Offret-Sacrificatio"), 1986, Andrei Tarkovsky
87. Stroszek, 1977, Werner Herzog
88. Jesus of Montreal ("Jesus De Montreal"), 1989, Denys Arcand
89. Ushpizin ("The Guests"), 2004, Giddi Dar
90. Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher, 2005, David Di Sabatino
91. Goodbye to the Children ("Au Revoir, Les Enfants"), 1987, Louis Malle
92. Son of Man, 2006, Mark Dornford-May
93. Virgin Spring, The ("Jungfrukallan"), 1960, Ingmar Bergman
94. In Praise of Love ("Éloge de l'amour"), 2001, Jean-Luc Godard
95. Crimes and Misdemeanors, 1989, Woody Allen
96. New World, The, 2005, Terrence Malick
97. M. Hulot's Holiday("Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot"), 1953, Jacques Tati
98. Return, The (Vozvrashchenie), 2003, Andrei Zvyagintsev
99. Breaking the Waves, 1996, Lars von Trier
100. Song of Bernadette, 1943, Henry King

Magnolia's jump from #58 to #16 is surprising.

Ikiru's jump into the top 10 is not as acrobatic, but still impressive.

That Make Way for Tomorrow basically pole vaulted onto the list and surpassed Tokyo Story by so much is really a puzzler. It's a great film, but wow. How many of us saw it recently and immediately decided it was one of the Best Movies Ever?

2001 and Apocalypse Now! Excellent.

Surprised to see Heartbeat Detector climbing quite a few points, considering how few have actually seen it.

Summer Hours is still much higher than I would expect.

Yi-Yi gains ground.

I'm glad to see Close-up in the top 50. Saw that for the first time recently and was overwhelmed by it.

Edited by Overstreet, 13 January 2011 - 06:59 PM.

[BethR]

I think this is a much more intriguing and accessible list than 2010's! Yay!

One correction: the original German title of Silent Light is "Stellet Licht" not "Stella Licht"

[Anna J]

Thanks, Beth!

Glad y'all liked the survey software better this year. I did too.

FYI: We had 65 voters this year, compared to 44 last year.

[Scott Derrickson]

This is a phenomenal list.

[LibrarianDeb]

I've actually seen more than a fifth (21) of this list. It was so fun to vote. Thanks to Anna for all her hard work.

[Tyler]

I've seen 90 of them already.

Pretty sure the biggest drop was for Early Summer (9 to 95). Can't say I disagree with that. It's not even the best Ozu I've seen.

[Persona]

On first glance, I like it!

Not sure how I feel about Ordet finally getting dethroned, but at least its spot was taken by the OTHER Dreyer.

Very cool to see Tender Mercies and The Apostle right next to each other!

[Ryan H.]

I'm pleased as punch that 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, APOCALYPSE NOW, PATHS OF GLORY, THERE WILL BE BLOOD, TOUCH OF EVIL, THE TRIAL, and VERTIGO made it.

[Andrew]

Fascinating...

I share Jeffrey's 'wow' factor about Make Way for Tomorrow, but what an astonishing, beautiful film.

I'm thrilled to see Ran, Spirited Away, and Grave of the Fireflies on the list. And Koyaanisqatsi.

Bummed out that Red Beard and Ugetsu didn't make the cut - maybe next time.

But this is an exciting list.

Edited by Andrew, 13 January 2011 - 08:35 PM.

[David Smedberg]

Persona, on 13 January 2011 - 08:23 PM, said:

On first glance, I like it!

Agreed.

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Very cool to see Tender Mercies and The Apostle right next to each other!

Also agreed, and the same goes for Ran and Rashomon.

I'm intrigued by our new #100 pick! I'm so glad The Miracle Maker made it back, but to have four five animated movies on the Top 100 is quite a feat.

Edited by David Smedberg, 13 January 2011 - 10:14 PM.

[Anna J]

Andrew, on 13 January 2011 - 08:27 PM, said:

Bummed out that Red Beard and Ugetsu didn't make the cut - maybe next time.

The reason Red Beard didn't is because Kurosawa was already on the list 3 times. We kept the top three vote-getters from each director. Here are the ones that were removed, and their original places:

42 Cries and Whispers (1973)
44 Through a Glass Darkly ("Såsom i en spegel") (1961)
45 Virgin Spring , The (Jungfrukallan)
46 Sacrifice , The (Offret-Sacrificatio)
51 Fanny and Alexander ("Fanny och Alexander") (1982)
68 Lorna's Silence ("Le silence de Lorna") (2008)
84 Red Beard (1965)
99 Rosetta (1999)
100 Derzu Uzala (1975)
103 Solaris ("Solyaris") (1972)

[SDG]

Edited: List of new films corrected based on input from Anna.

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2. Amadeus (1984)
3. Apocalypse Now (1979)
4. Born Into Brothels (2004)
5. Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys (2000)
6. Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
7. Dogville (1993)
8. Double Life of Veronique , The (1991)
9. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
10. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
11. How Green Was My Valley (1941)
12. Iron Giant , The (1999)
13. Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
14. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
15. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
16. Miracle Maker , The (2000)
17. Night of the Hunter , The (1955)
18. Nights of Cabiria (1957)
19. Paprika (2006)
20. Paths of Glory (1957)
21. Places in the Heart (1984)
22. Playtime (1967)
23. Ran (1985)
24. Ratcatcher (1999)
25. Rules of the Game , The (1939)
26. Schindler's List (1993)
27. Searchers , The (1956)
28. Sophie Scholl: die letzten Tag (Sophie Scholl: the Final Days)(2005)
29. Spirited Away (2001)
30. Sullivan's Travels (1941)
31. There Will Be Blood (2007)
32. Touch of Evil (1958)
33. Trial , The (1962)
34. Vertigo (1958)

Here are films I think we've lost ... what am I missing?

1. Autumn Afternoon, An (“Sanma no aji”), 1962, Yasujiro Ozu
2. Beau travail, 1999, Claire Denis
3. Breaking the Waves, 1996, Lars von Trier
4. By Brakhage: An Anthology, 2003, Stan Brakhage
5. Cries and Whispers, 1973, Ingmar Bergman
6. Cyclist, The ("Bicycleran"), 1987, Mohsen Makhmalbaf
7. Derzu Uzala, 1975, Akira Kurosawa
8. Fanny and Alexander ("Fanny och Alexander"), 1982, Ingmar Bergman
9. Goodbye to the Children ("Au Revoir, Les Enfants"), 1987, Louis Malle
10. House is Black,The (Khaneh siah ast), 1964, Forugh Farrokhzad
11. In Praise of Love ("Éloge de l'amour"), 2001, Jean-Luc Godard
12. Killer of Sheep, 1977, Charles Burnett
13. Late Spring ("Banshun"), 1972, Yasujiro Osu
14. Lorna's Silence ("Le silence de Lorna"), 2008, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
15. M. Hulot's Holiday("Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot"), 1953, Jacques Tati
16. Meshes in the Afternoon, 1943, Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid
17. Moment of Innocence, A ("Nun va Goldoon"), 1997, Mohsen Makhmalbaf
18. Nostalghia, 1983, Andrei Tarkovsky
19. Open City ("Roma, citta apera"), 1945, Roberto Rossellini
20. Punch-Drunk Love, 2002, Paul Thomas Anderson
21. Rosetta, 1999, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
22. Sacrifice, The ("Offret-Sacrificatio"), 1986, Andrei Tarkovsky
23. Serious Man, A, 2009, Ethan and Joel Coen
24. Solaris ("Solyaris"), 1972, Andrei Tarkovsky
25. Song of Bernadette, 1943, Henry King
26. Summer / The Green Ray ("Le Rayon vert"), 1986, Eric Rohmer
27. Through a Glass Darkly ("Såsom i en spegel"), 1961, Ingmar Bergman
28. Trial of Joan of Arc, The ("Proces de Jeanne d'Arc"), 1962, Robert Bresson
29. Ushpizin ("The Guests"), 2004, Giddi Dar
30. Virgin Spring, The ("Jungfrukallan"), 1960, Ingmar Bergman
31. Wind Will Carry Us, The ("Bad ma ra khaha bord"), 1999, Abbas Kiarostami

Edited by SDG, 13 January 2011 - 09:21 PM.