Elinor Groom
Curator of Television
UK
Voted for
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| All That Heaven Allows | 1955 | Douglas Sirk |
| The Arbor | 2010 | Clio Barnard |
| Brief Encounter | 1945 | David Lean |
| Lonesome | 1928 | Paul Fejös |
| The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | Peter Jackson |
| A Matter of Life and Death | 1946 | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger |
| Mon oncle | 1958 | Jacques Tati |
| My Neighbour Totoro | 1988 | Hayao Miyazaki |
| A Portrait of Ga | 1952 | Margaret Tait |
| Aruitemo aruitemo | 2008 | Hirokazu Koreeda |
Comments
Evidently I am a sucker for relationships: romances, families, friendships and fellowships. Film is charged with the unease of time of moving forward.
I gravitated toward titles I first saw as a child or a teenager, and when making tough choices I settled on the films I watch again and again. Others might do a better job of separating the greatest films from their favourites, but for me there are only favourites (too many for this list, really). My choices were also heavily influenced by the things happening in my life, and a few of these selections rose to the top because they resonated with me as a new mum crawling out of the pandemic. It excites me to think how much will change if I'm invited back to this particular party.
No television works... in my heart I think I keep them separate, although this could well change ten years from now. Maybe I should have found space for Nuts in May or The Wrong Trousers.
I’m so glad I did this; reflecting on the things I’ve watched will shape my viewing for the better over the coming decade.