Thierry Méranger
Film critic (Cahiers du cinéma)
France
Voted for
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Vertigo | 1958 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Imitation of Life | 1959 | Douglas Sirk |
| Mulholland Dr. | 2001 | David Lynch |
| The Night of the Hunter | 1955 | Charles Laughton |
| First Cow | 2019 | Kelly Reichardt |
| The Deer Hunter | 1978 | Michael Cimino |
| Melancholia | 2011 | Lars von Trier |
| Under the Skin | 2013 | Jonathan Glazer |
| Parasite | 2019 | Bong Joon-ho |
| Au hasard Balthazar | 1966 | Robert Bresson |
Comments
Vertigo
1958 USA
More inspirational than ever.
Imitation of Life
1959 USA
Mirror, Mirror on the wall, the fairest of them all.
Mulholland Dr.
2001 France, USA
Still crazy after all these years.
The Night of the Hunter
1955 USA
Beyond all the genres.
First Cow
2019 USA
Most feminist film ever.
The Deer Hunter
1978 USA
Because forgetting is not allowed.
Melancholia
2011 Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany, Italy
Best cosmic radiations ever.
Under the Skin
2013 United Kingdom, USA, Switzerland
Gone (and back) with Scarlett.
Parasite
2019 Republic of Korea
My favourite host.
Au hasard Balthazar
1966 France, Sweden
The donkey's still got something to hide.
Further remarks
Eternal regrets for The Searchers and The Gospel According to St Matthew.