Anton Dolin
Film critic
Russia
Voted for
Film | Year | Director |
---|---|---|
The Passion of Joan of Arc | 1927 | Carl Th. Dreyer |
Viridiana | 1961 | Luis Buñuel |
Scener ur ett äktenskap | 1974 | Ingmar Bergman |
Shoah | 1985 | Claude Lanzmann |
My Neighbour Totoro | 1988 | Hayao Miyazaki |
ASTENICHESKY SINDROM | 1990 | Kira Muratova |
Lost Highway | 1996 | David Lynch |
KHROUSTALIOV, MA VOITURE! | 1998 | Alexei German |
DAYEREH | 2000 | Jafar Panahi |
Dogville | 2003 | Lars von Trier |
Comments
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1927 France
Simply the best (silent) film about (silent) resistance
Viridiana
1961 Spain, Mexico
We should always remember this masterpiece about inherent evil in our will to do or be good
Scener ur ett äktenskap
1974 Sweden
Truth and simplicity: what else does art need?
Shoah
1985 France
A documentary should always be stronger than any feature film – but rarely is. That one definitely is.
My Neighbour Totoro
1988 Japan
A miracle. And perhaps a best film about miracle.
ASTENICHESKY SINDROM
1990 USSR
The spirit of freedom is born from Soviet lethargy.
Lost Highway
1996 USA, France
Cinema as a mystery. Unresolvable.
KHROUSTALIOV, MA VOITURE!
1998 France, Russian Federation
An impossible film about survival under dictatorship. Death of a tyrant as death of (old) cinema.
DAYEREH
2000 Iran, Italy, Switzerland
The circle of narrative used to break a vicious circle of violence and oppression. Amazing.
Dogville
2003 Denmark, Sweden, France, United Kingdom, Germany
To be less than a film. And much more than a film (theatre, literature, philosophy).