Sebastián Rosal

Film critic and programmer. Artistic producer and collaborator in programming (BAFICI).
Argentina

Voted for

FilmYearDirector
The Quiet Man1952John Ford
UMARETE WA MITA KEREDO1932Yasujirō Ozu
One Hour with You1932Ernst Lubitsch
The School of Rock2003Richard Linklater
Close-up1989Abbas Kiarostami
Jersey Boys2014Clint Eastwood
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty2000Jonas Mekas
L. Cohen2018James Benning
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu2010Andrei Ujica
YAN FEN JIE (REMNANTS)2002Wang Bing

Comments

Taking advantage of the fact that I was generously allowed to put together this list with absolute freedom, I opted for the healthiest option, probably the only one that does not lead straight into madness: I did not choose the 10 best movies in history, but (some of) the best movies in my history. I think it was Serge Daney who said that movies speak to us. Some of them do it in a very loud voice. This short list, which must be linked by some mysterious thread (there may be a psychological explanation, but I have no interest in diving into those waters), is my Shangri-la, a land where I always feel at home.