Ben Hopkins
Writer/Director
Germany
Voted for
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Lyndon | 1975 | Stanley Kubrick |
| Sunrise A Song of Two Humans | 1927 | F.W. Murnau |
| Mulholland Dr. | 2001 | David Lynch |
| The Ascent | 1976 | Larissa Shepitko |
| Synecdoche, New York | 2008 | Charlie Kaufman |
| Werckmeister Harmonies | 2000 | Béla Tarr |
| Pather Panchali | 1955 | Satyajit Ray |
| Il Bidone | 1955 | Federico Fellini |
| Fanny and Alexander | 1982 | Ingmar Bergman |
| Trash Humpers | 2009 | Harmony Korine |
Comments
Not much has changed since 2012 – I could happily have just handed in the same list as 10 years ago – but this time I felt more drawn to some films that I rejected at the last minute in 2012 (The Ascent, Pather Panchali), and then there are a couple of films that I’ve recently rewatched (Synecdoche, New York for example) that are new entries. Plus I’ve noticed that, as I get older, I’m more drawn to smaller sketches rather than grander tableaux (so Il Bidone rather than 8½, for example). Trash Humpers replaces Team America as my wild card (I need something a bit nuts to leaven the brew); I saw it again recently and it’s such a unique viewing experience that I felt I had to include it.