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With Vertigo, the newly crowned Greatest Film of All Time, appearing on just 191 of 846 submitted ballots for the recent Sight & Sound film poll, I’ve found myself wondering just what the other 655 people thought of it. Would it have made their top 20s, 50s, 100s? Do they even admire it at all? This poll seeks to address that question.
With Vertigo, the newly crowned Greatest Film of All Time, appearing on just 191 of 846 submitted ballots for the recent Sight & Sound film poll, I’ve found myself wondering just what the other 655 people thought of it. Would it have made their top 20s, 50s, 100s? Do they even admire it at all? This poll seeks to address that question.
Your first task is to take these 100 films (listed below) – the top 100 from the recent Sight & Sound greatest films poll – and re-rank them preferentially. Your first choice film, should you rank all of them, will receive 100 points; your second choice will receive 99 points, and so on. Should you only rank 75 films, your first choice film will receive just 75 points. If you are unable to separate certain films, ties will be allowed, with the combined points split between the tied films.
Your second task is to draw up an additional list of up to a hundred alternative titles that you feel are as worthy of canonisation as the official 100. These can be ordered any way that you choose, though preferential ordering will not make any difference to the final tallying.
You have until the end of the year to prepare your ballot. Make clear how you wish your name to appear, and include any links, notes, introductions, etc. that you think appropriate. The ballots that I receive would ideally look something like this. See also my former polls here, here, and here for further examples. Finished ballots should be sent to iain.stott90@googlemail.com
I would also be very much obliged to anyone who provided me with details of any suitable friends or colleagues that you feel would be willing to participate.
I would also be very much obliged to anyone who provided me with details of any suitable friends or colleagues that you feel would be willing to participate.
A spreadsheet of the 100 films is available on request.
I intend to collate and publish the results here in January of next year.
I've processed the first ballot, which came from the very quick off the mark Dane Benko, who has gone way above and beyond the call of duty with this thoughtful effort. Of course, the design of the site has yet to be finalised, but his ballot should end up looking something like this.
NOTE: Fassbinder's Fear Eats the Soul appears in joint 93rd position in the top 100 on the BFI website. However, it did not appear in the list printed in the September issue of the magazine. And so, it does not appear below, as I drew up this list before the results were published online. Although, it's perhaps worked out for the better anyway, as there would have been 101 titles (including ties) in the top 100, complicating matters somewhat.
I've processed the first ballot, which came from the very quick off the mark Dane Benko, who has gone way above and beyond the call of duty with this thoughtful effort. Of course, the design of the site has yet to be finalised, but his ballot should end up looking something like this.
NOTE: Fassbinder's Fear Eats the Soul appears in joint 93rd position in the top 100 on the BFI website. However, it did not appear in the list printed in the September issue of the magazine. And so, it does not appear below, as I drew up this list before the results were published online. Although, it's perhaps worked out for the better anyway, as there would have been 101 titles (including ties) in the top 100, complicating matters somewhat.
Aguirre, Wrath of God | Werner HERZOG | 1972 | West Germany
Andrei Rublev | Andrei TARKOVSKY | 1966 | USSR
Apocalypse Now | Francis Ford COPPOLA | 1979 | USA
L'Atalante | Jean VIGO | 1934 | France
Au Hasard Balthazar | Robert BRESSON | 1966 | France
L'Avventura | Michelangelo ANTONIONI | 1960 | Italy/France
Barry Lyndon | Stanley KUBRICK | 1975 | UK/USA
The Battle of Algiers | Gillo PONTECORVO | 1966 | Italy/Algeria
Battleship Potemkin | Sergei EISENSTEIN | 1925 | USSR
Beau Travail | Claire DENIS | 1999 | France
Bicycle Thieves | Vittorio DE SICA | 1948 | Italy
Blade Runner | Ridley SCOTT | 1982 | UK/Hong Kong/USA
Blue Velvet | David LYNCH | 1986 | USA
Breathless | Jean-Luc GODARD | 1960 | France
A Brighter Summer Day | Edward YANG | 1991 | Taiwan
Casablanca | Michael CURTIZ | 1942 | USA
Un Chien Andalou | Luis BUÑUEL | 1929 | France
Citizen Kane | Orson WELLES | 1941 | USA
City Lights | Charles CHAPLIN | 1931 | USA
Close-Up | Abbas KIAROSTAMI | 1990 | Iran
The Colour of Pomegranates | Sergei PARAJANOV | 1968 | USSR
La Dolce Vita | Federico FELLINI | 1960 | Italy/France
L'Eclisse | Michelangelo ANTONIONI | 1962 | Italy/France
8½ | Federico FELLINI | 1963 | Italy/France
Les Enfants du Paradis | Marcel CARNÉ | 1945 | France
Fanny & Alexander | Ingmar BERGMAN | 1982 | Swe/Fra/Ger
The 400 Blows | François TRUFFAUT | 1959 | France
The General | Clyde BRUCKMAN & Buster KEATON | 1927 | USA
Gertrud | Carl Th. DREYER | 1964 | Denmark
The Godfather | Francis Ford COPPOLA | 1972 | USA
The Godfather: Part II | Francis Ford COPPOLA | 1974 | USA
La Grande Illusion | Jean RENOIR | 1937 | France
Greed | Erich VON STROHEIM | 1924 | USA
Histoire(s) du Cinéma | Jean-Luc GODARD | 1998 | Fra/Swi
Imitation of Life | Douglas SIRK | 1959 | USA
In the Mood for Love | WONG Kar-wai | 2000 | Hong Kong/France
Intolerance | D.W. GRIFFITH | 1916 | USA
Jeanne Dielman | Chantal AKERMAN | 1975 | Belgium/France
La Jetée | Chris MARKER | 1962 | France
Journey to Italy | Roberto ROSSELLINI | 1954 | Italy/France
Late Spring | OZU Yasujirō | 1949 | Japan
Lawrence of Arabia | David LEAN | 1962 | UK/USA
The Leopard | Luchino VISCONTI | 1963 | Italy/France
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | M. POWELL & E. PRESSBURGER | 1943 | UK
M | Fritz LANG | 1931 | Germany
Madame de… | Max OPHÜLS | 1953 | France
The Magnificent Ambersons | Orson WELLES | 1942 | USA
La Maman et la Putain | Jean EUSTACHE | 1973 | France
A Man Escaped | Robert BRESSON | 1956 | France
Man with a Movie Camera | Dziga VERTOV | 1929 | USSR
A Matter of Life and Death | M. POWELL & E. PRESSBURGER | 1946 | UK
Le Mépris | Jean-Luc GODARD | 1963 | France
Metropolis | Fritz LANG | 1927 | Germany
Mirror | Andrei TARKOVSKY | 1975 | USSR
Modern Times | Charles CHAPLIN | 1936 | USA
Mulholland Dr. | David LYNCH | 2001 | USA/France
Nashville | Robert ALTMAN | 1975 | USA
The Night of the Hunter | Charles LAUGHTON | 1955 | USA
North by Northwest | Alfred HITCHCOCK | 1959 | USA
Once upon a Time in the West | Sergio LEONE | 1968 | Italy/USA
A One and a Two | Edward YANG | 2000 | Taiwan/Japan
Ordet | Carl Th. DREYER | 1955 | Denmark
Partie de Campagne | Jean RENOIR | 1936 | France
The Passion of Joan of Arc | Carl Th. DREYER | 1928 | France
Pather Panchali | Satyajit RAY | 1955 | India
Persona | Ingmar BERGMAN | 1966 | Sweden
Pickpocket | Robert BRESSON | 1959 | France
Pierrot le Fou | Jean-Luc GODARD | 1965 | France/Italy
Play Time | Jacques TATI | 1967 | France/Italy
Psycho | Alfred HITCHCOCK | 1960 | USA
Raging Bull | Martin SCORSESE | 1980 | USA
Rashomon | KUROSAWA Akira | 1950 | Japan
Rear Window | Alfred HITCHCOCK | 1954 | USA
La Règle du Jeu | Jean RENOIR | 1939 | France
Rio Bravo | Howard HAWKS | 1959 | USA
Sans Soleil | Chris MARKER | 1983 | France
Sansho Dayu | MIZOGUCHI Kenji | 1954 | Japan
Sátántangó | TARR Béla | 1994 | Hungary
The Searchers | John FORD | 1956 | USA
Seven Samurai | KUROSAWA Akira | 1954 | Japan
The Seventh Seal | Ingmar BERGMAN | 1957 | Sweden
Sherlock Jr. | Buster KEATON | 1924 | USA
Shoah | Claude LANZMANN | 1985 | France
Singin' in the Rain | Stanley DONEN & Gene KELLY | 1952 | USA
Some Like It Hot | Billy WILDER | 1959 | USA
The Spirit of the Beehive | Víctor ERICE | 1973 | Spain
Stalker | Andrei TARKOVSKY | 1979 | USSR/West Germany
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | F.W. MURNAU | 1927 | USA
Sunset Blvd. | Billy WILDER | 1950 | USA
Taxi Driver | Martin SCORSESE | 1976 | USA
The Third Man | Carol REED | 1949 | UK
Tokyo Story | OZU Yasujirō | 1953 | Japan
Touch of Evil | Orson WELLES | 1958 | USA
Touki-Bouki | Djibril DIOP MAMBÉTY | 1973 | Senegal
2001: A Space Odyssey | Stanley KUBRICK | 1968 | UK/USA
Ugetsu Monogatari | MIZOGUCHI Kenji | 1953 | Japan
Vertigo | Alfred HITCHCOCK | 1958 | USA
The Wild Bunch | Sam PECKINPAH | 1969 | USA
Wild Strawberries | Ingmar BERGMAN | 1957 | Sweden
- Aguirre, Wrath of God
- Andrei Rublev
- Apocalypse Now
- L'Atalante
- Au Hasard Balthazar
- L'Avventura
- Barry Lyndon
- The Battle of Algiers
- Battleship Potemkin
- Beau Travail
- Bicycle Thieves
- Blade Runner
- Blue Velvet
- Breathless
- A Brighter Summer Day
- Casablanca
- Un Chien Andalou
- Chinatown
- Citizen Kane
- City Lights
- Close-Up
- The Colour of Pomegranates
- La Dolce Vita
- L'Eclisse
- 8½
- Les Enfants du Paradis
- Fanny & Alexander
- The 400 Blows
- The General
- Gertrud
- The Godfather
- The Godfather: Part II
- La Grande Illusion
- Greed
- Histoire(s) du Cinéma
- Imitation of Life
- In the Mood for Love
- Intolerance
- Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
- La Jetée
- Journey to Italy
- Late Spring
- Lawrence of Arabia
- The Leopard
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
- M
- Madame de…
- The Magnificent Ambersons
- La Maman et la Putain
- A Man Escaped
- Man with a Movie Camera
- A Matter of Life and Death
- Le Mépris
- Metropolis
- Mirror
- Modern Times
- Mulholland Dr.
- Nashville
- The Night of the Hunter
- North by Northwest
- Once upon a Time in the West
- A One and a Two
- Ordet
- Partie de Campagne
- The Passion of Joan of Arc
- Pather Panchali
- Persona
- Pickpocket
- Pierrot le Fou
- Play Time
- Psycho
- Raging Bull
- Rashomon
- Rear Window
- La Règle du Jeu
- Rio Bravo
- Sans Soleil
- Sansho Dayu
- Sátántangó
- The Searchers
- Seven Samurai
- The Seventh Seal
- Sherlock Jr.
- Shoah
- Singin' in the Rain
- Some Like It Hot
- The Spirit of the Beehive
- Stalker
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
- Sunset Blvd.
- Taxi Driver
- The Third Man
- Tokyo Story
- Touch of Evil
- Touki-Bouki
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Ugetsu Monogatari
- Vertigo
- The Wild Bunch
- Wild Strawberries
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