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by kinghtown 2078 days ago
Sight and Sound put out two excellent lists every ten years. 100 best films of all time as voted by filmmakers and another list voted on by published critics. I prefer the filmmaker list overall but it’s interesting to see how the darlings wax and wane over the years. Citizen Kane dominated for decades but now it’s Vertigo.

https://www2.bfi.org.uk/greatest-films-all-time

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I love this list, last year I added like 20 movies to my watch list from it.
I first learned about it like twenty years ago. Some of them really need a second or third viewing to click.

When I was younger, it seemed obvious to me that Grand Illusion is the greatest Renoir film, easy. Rules of the Game was a head scratcher. I never understood why it was so highly regarded. It seemed more dated and slow. But now that I’m a little older I can see what’s great about it a little more clearly.

The list does seem a little too top heavy with B&W films from the 40s but most days I find myself agreeing with that era being best.