Guido Bonsaver
Professor of Italian Cultural History
Italy/UK
Voted for
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 8½ | 1963 | Federico Fellini |
| The Crowd | 1928 | King Vidor |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey | 1968 | Stanley Kubrick |
| Once upon a Time in the West | 1968 | Sergio Leone |
| It Happened One Night | 1934 | Frank Capra |
| Parasite | 2019 | Bong Joon-ho |
| Bicycle Thieves | 1948 | Vittorio De Sica |
| Pulp Fiction | 1994 | Quentin Tarantino |
| Citizen Kane | 1941 | Orson Welles |
| Seven Samurai | 1954 | Akira Kurosawa |
Comments
8½
1963 Italy, France
The film with which world cinema entered modernism and post-postmodernism in one single swoop.
The Crowd
1928 USA
Realism and the American Dream revisited.
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 USA, United Kingdom
Changed the world of science-fiction movies.
Once upon a Time in the West
1968 Italy, USA
The ultimate Spaghetti Western.
It Happened One Night
1934 USA
The first and ultimate screwball comedy
Parasite
2019 Republic of Korea
A perfect blend of different genres and great storytelling.
Bicycle Thieves
1948 Italy
A new paradigm of realism and character-definition.
Pulp Fiction
1994 USA
The Best Film by the Best Director of his generation.
Citizen Kane
1941 USA
Mind blowing and eye opening
Seven Samurai
1954 Japan
A perfect, highly-influential gem.