Rankdown III - TSPDT Top 100 - Round 10, ballot round!

[Onderhond]

My sense is that you will probably like Bergman even less in 15-20 years, given where you are with him now.

I think that's a fair bet

[RolandKirkSunglasses]

I'm cutting The Night of the Hunter. I saw it a long time ago and wasn't impressed by it, has some nice cinematography but I didn't enjoy the storyline, some of the goofy moments near the end (Lillian Gish and Robert Mitchum duet) were a real turnoff.

remaining films

1 Citizen Kane
2 Vertigo
4 La règle du jeu
7 The Godfather
8 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
10 Shichinin no samurai
11 Apocalypse Now
13 Ladri di biciclette
15 Taxi Driver
17 L'Atalante
18 La passion de Jeanne d'Arc
19 Persona
21 Rashômon
22 Psycho
24 Les quatre cents coups
28 Some Like It Hot
29 Zerkalo
30 La dolce vita
31 Touch of Evil
33 Sunset Blvd.
34 Au hasard Balthazar
35 Ordet
36 Casablanca
37 L'avventura
39 The General
41 Rear Window
42 Faa young nin wa
43 The Night of the Hunter
44 La grande illusion
45 Ugetsu monogatari
46 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
47 The Third Man
50 Mulholland Dr.
52 Stalker
53 Fanny och Alexander
55 Chinatown
56 M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
58 North by Northwest
60 Metropolis
61 Smultronstället
66 Viridiana
71 Shoah
72 Il gattopardo
73 Det sjunde inseglet
75 La battaglia di Algeri
76 The Gold Rush
78 The Magnificent Ambersons
80 Banshun
81 Nema-ye Nazdik
82 Jules et Jim
89 Blue Velvet
91 Sanshô dayû
92 Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut
95 A Woman Under the Influence
97 Greed
99 L'année dernière à Marienbad
100 To Be or Not to Be

Selection Order

1. Coryn - 1 veto remaining
2. beasterne - 1 veto remaining
3. Fergenaprido - 0 vetoes remaining
4. OldAle1 - 1 veto remaining
5. brokenface - 2 vetoes remaining
6. jeff_v - 2 vetoes remaining
7. Obgeoff - 1 veto remaining
8. blocho - 2 vetoes remaining
9. Onderhond - 1 veto remaining
10. perceval - 0 vetoes remaining
11. sol - 2 vetoes remaining
12. RolandKirkSunglasses - 1 veto remaining
13. toromash - 2 vetoes remaining

[perceval]

I thought you were a friend RKS

[RolandKirkSunglasses]

I disappoint everyone, eventually.

[cinewest]

There are a couple of films I consider but really need to rewatch them... Maybe I can rewatch one of them later but to not slow it down I cut The Godfather, to continue my gangster movie purge well, it is a really well-made tense iconic film but most other films on the list simply give you more.

remaining films

1 Citizen Kane
2 Vertigo
4 La règle du jeu
7 The Godfather
8 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
10 Shichinin no samurai
11 Apocalypse Now
13 Ladri di biciclette
15 Taxi Driver
17 L'Atalante
18 La passion de Jeanne d'Arc
19 Persona
21 Rashômon
22 Psycho
24 Les quatre cents coups
28 Some Like It Hot
29 Zerkalo
30 La dolce vita
31 Touch of Evil
33 Sunset Blvd.
34 Au hasard Balthazar
35 Ordet
36 Casablanca
37 L'avventura
39 The General
41 Rear Window
42 Faa young nin wa
43 The Night of the Hunter
44 La grande illusion
45 Ugetsu monogatari
46 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
47 The Third Man
50 Mulholland Dr.
52 Stalker
53 Fanny och Alexander
55 Chinatown
56 M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
58 North by Northwest
60 Metropolis
61 Smultronstället
66 Viridiana
71 Shoah
72 Il gattopardo
73 Det sjunde inseglet
75 La battaglia di Algeri
76 The Gold Rush
78 The Magnificent Ambersons
80 Banshun
81 Nema-ye Nazdik
82 Jules et Jim
89 Blue Velvet
91 Sanshô dayû
92 Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut
95 A Woman Under the Influence
97 Greed
99 L'année dernière à Marienbad
100 To Be or Not to Be

Selection Order

1. Coryn - 1 veto remaining
2. beasterne - 1 veto remaining
3. Fergenaprido - 0 vetoes remaining
4. OldAle1 - 1 veto remaining
5. brokenface - 2 vetoes remaining
6. jeff_v - 2 vetoes remaining
7. Obgeoff - 1 veto remaining
8. blocho - 2 vetoes remaining
9. Onderhond - 1 veto remaining
10. perceval - 0 vetoes remaining
11. sol - 2 vetoes remaining
12. RolandKirkSunglasses - 1 veto remaining
13. toromash - 2 vetoes remaining

Like To Be or Not to Be, Casablanca, and The General...

[cinewest]

I'm cutting Seven Samurai again, of course. I love several of Kurosawa's films, from Drunken Angel to Dersu Uzala to Dreams. Sadly this isn't one of them.

remaining films

1 Citizen Kane
2 Vertigo
4 La règle du jeu
7 The Godfather
8 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
10 Shichinin no samurai
11 Apocalypse Now
13 Ladri di biciclette
15 Taxi Driver
17 L'Atalante
18 La passion de Jeanne d'Arc
19 Persona
21 Rashômon
22 Psycho
24 Les quatre cents coups
28 Some Like It Hot
29 Zerkalo
30 La dolce vita
31 Touch of Evil
33 Sunset Blvd.
34 Au hasard Balthazar
35 Ordet
36 Casablanca
37 L'avventura
39 The General
41 Rear Window
42 Faa young nin wa
43 The Night of the Hunter
44 La grande illusion
45 Ugetsu monogatari
46 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
47 The Third Man
50 Mulholland Dr.
52 Stalker
53 Fanny och Alexander
55 Chinatown
56 M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
58 North by Northwest
60 Metropolis
61 Smultronstället
66 Viridiana
71 Shoah
72 Il gattopardo
73 Det sjunde inseglet
75 La battaglia di Algeri
76 The Gold Rush
78 The Magnificent Ambersons
80 Banshun
81 Nema-ye Nazdik
82 Jules et Jim
89 Blue Velvet
91 Sanshô dayû
92 Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut
95 A Woman Under the Influence
97 Greed
99 L'année dernière à Marienbad
100 To Be or Not to Be

Selection Order

1. Coryn - 1 veto remaining
2. beasterne - 1 veto remaining
3. Fergenaprido - 0 vetoes remaining
4. OldAle1 - 1 veto remaining
5. brokenface - 2 vetoes remaining
6. jeff_v - 2 vetoes remaining
7. Obgeoff - 1 veto remaining
8. blocho - 2 vetoes remaining
9. Onderhond - 1 veto remaining
10. perceval - 0 vetoes remaining
11. sol - 2 vetoes remaining
12. RolandKirkSunglasses - 1 veto remaining
13. toromash - 2 vetoes remaining

Stubborn, but consistent, Sol, if not a bit obsessive, considering....

[cinewest]

I'm cutting Seven Samurai again, of course. I love several of Kurosawa's films, from Drunken Angel to Dersu Uzala to Dreams. Sadly this isn't one of them.

remaining films

1 Citizen Kane
2 Vertigo
4 La règle du jeu
7 The Godfather
8 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
10 Shichinin no samurai
11 Apocalypse Now
13 Ladri di biciclette
15 Taxi Driver
17 L'Atalante
18 La passion de Jeanne d'Arc
19 Persona
21 Rashômon
22 Psycho
24 Les quatre cents coups
28 Some Like It Hot
29 Zerkalo
30 La dolce vita
31 Touch of Evil
33 Sunset Blvd.
34 Au hasard Balthazar
35 Ordet
36 Casablanca
37 L'avventura
39 The General
41 Rear Window
42 Faa young nin wa
43 The Night of the Hunter
44 La grande illusion
45 Ugetsu monogatari
46 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
47 The Third Man
50 Mulholland Dr.
52 Stalker
53 Fanny och Alexander
55 Chinatown
56 M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
58 North by Northwest
60 Metropolis
61 Smultronstället
66 Viridiana
71 Shoah
72 Il gattopardo
73 Det sjunde inseglet
75 La battaglia di Algeri
76 The Gold Rush
78 The Magnificent Ambersons
80 Banshun
81 Nema-ye Nazdik
82 Jules et Jim
89 Blue Velvet
91 Sanshô dayû
92 Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut
95 A Woman Under the Influence
97 Greed
99 L'année dernière à Marienbad
100 To Be or Not to Be

Selection Order

1. Coryn - 1 veto remaining
2. beasterne - 1 veto remaining
3. Fergenaprido - 0 vetoes remaining
4. OldAle1 - 1 veto remaining
5. brokenface - 2 vetoes remaining
6. jeff_v - 2 vetoes remaining
7. Obgeoff - 1 veto remaining
8. blocho - 2 vetoes remaining
9. Onderhond - 1 veto remaining
10. perceval - 0 vetoes remaining
11. sol - 2 vetoes remaining
12. RolandKirkSunglasses - 1 veto remaining
13. toromash - 2 vetoes remaining

Stubborn, but consistent, Sol, if not a bit obsessive, considering....

[cinewest]

The nice thing about the tsp list is that even though many of my favorites have been eliminated quite a few yet remain...

[toromash]

"I'm cutting Casablanca. I saw it a long time ago and wasn't impressed by it, has some nice cinematography but I didn't enjoy the storyline". There is also the problem that i don't remember it that well, and i'm not a particular fan of Bogard.

[Coryn]

Was considering to veto The Night of the Hunter
Since I only got one left I am going to leave it for now

[cinewest]

Have always preferred Chaplin to Keaton, for one thing...

Burn the witch

I’ve enjoyed a few Keaton shorts, but actually prefer Harold Lloyd for acrobatics, and think Chaplin is far superior. I will try Sherlock Jr. at some point, as I am always willing to give the purported greats another try at another time, but both Steamboat Bill and The General did very little for me.

[cinewest]

"I'm cutting Casablanca. I saw it a long time ago and wasn't impressed by it, has some nice cinematography but I didn't enjoy the storyline". There is also the problem that i don't remember it that well, and i'm not a particular fan of Bogard.

After that dismissive commentary I almost feel like defending the film, except that I would have cut it a while back, even though it’s a likable mainstream classic, with my favorite actor of that generation.

[cinewest]

Somebody please cut the last great Fellini remaining and put me out of my misery... better yet, I’ll have another shot of Baijiu....

[brokenface]

Have always preferred Chaplin to Keaton, for one thing...

Burn the witch

I’ve enjoyed a few Keaton shorts, but actually prefer Harold Lloyd for acrobatics, and think Chaplin is far superior. I will try Sherlock Jr. at some point, as I am always willing to give the purported greats another try at another time, but both Steamboat Bill and The General did very little for me.

Well, it's all comedy primarily and we all have our own tastes on what is funnier. I generally favour deadpan and Keaton was the master at that. I like plenty of Chaplin and Lloyd but they never made me laugh as much.

[brokenface]

I'm torn between two vetos, I'll go for Night of the Hunter, which has the perfect gothic noirish atmosphere that I adore.

And that 'duet' is not goofy! It's haunting and powerful moment

[sol]

I'm torn between two vetos, I'll go for Night of the Hunter, which has the perfect gothic noirish atmosphere that I adore.

I absolutely love The Night of the Hunter.

[cinewest]

Burn the witch

I’ve enjoyed a few Keaton shorts, but actually prefer Harold Lloyd for acrobatics, and think Chaplin is far superior. I will try Sherlock Jr. at some point, as I am always willing to give the purported greats another try at another time, but both Steamboat Bill and The General did very little for me.

Well, it's all comedy primarily and we all have our own tastes on what is funnier. I generally favour deadpan and Keaton was the master at that. I like plenty of Chaplin and Lloyd but they never made me laugh as much.

I like a lot of deadpan comedy, particularly the Nordic kind, but, yeah, what’s funny is different for everyone, same as what compelling cinema is... a lot of it is cultural...

[Onderhond]

Somebody please cut the last great Fellini remaining and put me out of my misery... better yet, I’ll have another shot of Baijiu....

I don't think cutting Fellini will be enough to put you out of your misery

[cinewest]

Somebody please cut the last great Fellini remaining and put me out of my misery... better yet, I’ll have another shot of Baijiu....

I don't think cutting Fellini will be enough to put you out of your misery

You said that right. And on that note I’ll have another shot of Baijiu... I have dvd copies of roughly 1/3 on this list, and 2/3 of those still remain despite some favorites being taken out early

[OldAle1]

No vetoes for me this round. Would like to save Stalker but have a couple of other films that I really love just as much that have been untouched so far, so will leave it to some other kind soul, or the vicissitudes of this evil game...

[perceval]

There are a couple of films I consider but really need to rewatch them... Maybe I can rewatch one of them later but to not slow it down I cut The Godfather, to continue my gangster movie purge well, it is a really well-made tense iconic film but most other films on the list simply give you more.

remaining films

1 Citizen Kane
2 Vertigo
4 La règle du jeu
7 The Godfather
8 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
10 Shichinin no samurai
11 Apocalypse Now
13 Ladri di biciclette
15 Taxi Driver
17 L'Atalante
18 La passion de Jeanne d'Arc
19 Persona
21 Rashômon
22 Psycho
24 Les quatre cents coups
28 Some Like It Hot
29 Zerkalo
30 La dolce vita
31 Touch of Evil
33 Sunset Blvd.
34 Au hasard Balthazar
35 Ordet
36 Casablanca
37 L'avventura
39 The General
41 Rear Window
42 Faa young nin wa
43 The Night of the Hunter
44 La grande illusion
45 Ugetsu monogatari
46 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
47 The Third Man
50 Mulholland Dr.
52 Stalker
53 Fanny och Alexander
55 Chinatown
56 M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
58 North by Northwest
60 Metropolis
61 Smultronstället
66 Viridiana
71 Shoah
72 Il gattopardo
73 Det sjunde inseglet
75 La battaglia di Algeri
76 The Gold Rush
78 The Magnificent Ambersons
80 Banshun
81 Nema-ye Nazdik
82 Jules et Jim
89 Blue Velvet
91 Sanshô dayû
92 Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut
95 A Woman Under the Influence
97 Greed
99 L'année dernière à Marienbad
100 To Be or Not to Be

Selection Order

1. Coryn - 1 veto remaining
2. beasterne - 1 veto remaining
3. Fergenaprido - 0 vetoes remaining
4. OldAle1 - 1 veto remaining
5. brokenface - 2 vetoes remaining
6. jeff_v - 2 vetoes remaining
7. Obgeoff - 1 veto remaining
8. blocho - 2 vetoes remaining
9. Onderhond - 1 veto remaining
10. perceval - 0 vetoes remaining
11. sol - 2 vetoes remaining
12. RolandKirkSunglasses - 1 veto remaining
13. toromash - 2 vetoes remaining

Like To Be or Not to Be, Casablanca, and The General...

Not my favorite Keaton or Lubitsch, but still better than The Godfather I think... Casablanca is a film I considered to cut for several rounds.

And brokenface who cut some of my favorites are now saving The Night of the Hunter you are forgiven.

[OldAle1]

I don't really remember To Be or Not to Be that well - though I think I've seen it twice - so I might well pick that for cutting before I'd pick The Godfather, but Casablanca and The General I'd put above anything Coppola's done, easily.

[cinewest]

Noirish / suspense dramas seem to be winning the day, so far, as are films ranked in the 30’s, perhaps slightly out of the limelight and thus escaping those eager to make a big splash.

[cinewest]

If we’re talking only English language filmmakers, Coppola would be in my top 5 for sure, and on the basis of really only 5 films.
I’d probably have to put Kubrick #1, and follow up with Welles, Coppola, Malick, and probably Lynch. My second 5 would be Lean, Kazan. The Coen Brothers, PTA, and either Hitchcock or John Huston.

[beasterne]

We're on a break for vetoes! Here are the movies that can be vetoed this round:

58. Ugetsu monogatari (1953), cut by Coryn
57. Stalker (1979), cut by beasterne
56. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), cut by Fergenaprido
55. North By Northwest (1959), cut by OldAle1
54. Some Like It Hot (1959), cut by brokenface
53. The Gold Rush (1925), cut by jeff_v
52. Greed (1924), cut by Obgeoff
51. Il Gattopardo (1963), cut by blocho
50. Smultronstället (1957), cut by Onderhond
49. The Godfather (1972), cut by perceval
48. Seven Samurai (1954), cut by sol
47. Casablanca (1943), cut by toromash

[Onderhond]

If we’re talking only English language filmmakers, Coppola would be in my top 5 for sure, and on the basis of really only 5 films.
I’d probably have to put Kubrick #1, and follow up with Welles, Coppola, Malick, and probably Lynch. My second 5 would be Lean, Kazan. The Coen Brothers, PTA, and either Hitchcock or John Huston.

Are you a person or a statistical average?

[beasterne]

I was hoping that someone else would come in with a veto before I had to use my second one, but since it's not happening I am going to veto The Godfather. We lost that one pretty early in the first rankdown and I want it to hang around for a bit longer in this game

Shoutout to Some Like It Hot, Il Gattopardo, and Casablanca, which I also considered for a veto but ultimately decided against.

[cinewest]

If we’re talking only English language filmmakers, Coppola would be in my top 5 for sure, and on the basis of really only 5 films.
I’d probably have to put Kubrick #1, and follow up with Welles, Coppola, Malick, and probably Lynch. My second 5 would be Lean, Kazan. The Coen Brothers, PTA, and either Hitchcock or John Huston.

Are you a person or a statistical average?

There’s a reason why these filmmakers are so respected. There were no better in English when they were at their best. And They were not only ambitious trailblazers, but exemplary craftsman who pushed the artistic boundaries of narrative cinema. And even as they are mostly revisionists (in the broadest sense) they were/are true originals at the forefront of their generation of filmmakers.

Nothing to do with being statistically average. In fact, none of the films on this list really are, even though I think some of them are overrated, and this Rankdown is showing that some are sorely unappreciated by various players.

[toromash]

Oh i forgot. Have to veto Stalker

[Fergenaprido]

I have no vetoes left, but still sad to see Seven Samurai go, though it goes with other heavy hitters this round, assuming it (or they) doesn't get saved. At least I managed to keep it around until (almost) the halfway point.

[beasterne]

Round 6 has begun! We are now officially in the top half, with each of these films avoiding being cut for 5 rounds. Already this is a very strong list, and I'm excited to see what happens next. Coryn, you're up first.

remaining films

1 Citizen Kane
2 Vertigo
4 La règle du jeu
7 The Godfather
8 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
11 Apocalypse Now
13 Ladri di biciclette
15 Taxi Driver
17 L'Atalante
19 Persona
21 Rashômon
22 Psycho
24 Les quatre cents coups
29 Zerkalo
30 La dolce vita
31 Touch of Evil
33 Sunset Blvd.
34 Au hasard Balthazar
35 Ordet
37 L'avventura
39 The General
41 Rear Window
42 Faa young nin wa
43 The Night of the Hunter
44 La grande illusion
46 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
47 The Third Man
50 Mulholland Dr.
52 Stalker
53 Fanny och Alexander
55 Chinatown
56 M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
60 Metropolis
66 Viridiana
71 Shoah
73 Det sjunde inseglet
75 La battaglia di Algeri
78 The Magnificent Ambersons
80 Banshun
81 Nema-ye Nazdik
82 Jules et Jim
89 Blue Velvet
91 Sanshô dayû
92 Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut
95 A Woman Under the Influence
99 L'année dernière à Marienbad
100 To Be or Not to Be

Selection Order

1. Coryn - 1 veto remaining
2. beasterne - 0 vetoes remaining
3. Fergenaprido - 0 vetoes remaining
4. OldAle1 - 1 veto remaining
5. brokenface - 2 vetoes remaining
6. jeff_v - 2 vetoes remaining
7. Obgeoff - 1 veto remaining
8. blocho - 2 vetoes remaining
9. Onderhond - 1 veto remaining
10. perceval - 0 vetoes remaining
11. sol - 2 vetoes remaining
12. RolandKirkSunglasses - 1 veto remaining
13. toromash - 1 veto remaining

[OldAle1]

Half of the top 10 and half of the bottom 10 still survive. Nice symmetry.

[Coryn]

I'm cutting L'avventura (1960)

It felt so long and pointless. Even Monica Vitti couldn't save this movie in my opinion.

[beasterne]

L'Avventura was another cut I was considering, that's two rounds in a row Coryn!

So then for my cut, I'll go with The Magnificent Ambersons. I liked this well enough at the time when I watched it, but it's just a couple years later and I've forgotten everything about this movie except that I remember thinking Joseph Cotten did well in his role. So, this is getting cut because it's the least memorable movie of the ones that are left for me.

remaining films

1 Citizen Kane
2 Vertigo
4 La règle du jeu
7 The Godfather
8 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
11 Apocalypse Now
13 Ladri di biciclette
15 Taxi Driver
17 L'Atalante
19 Persona
21 Rashômon
22 Psycho
24 Les quatre cents coups
29 Zerkalo
30 La dolce vita
31 Touch of Evil
33 Sunset Blvd.
34 Au hasard Balthazar
35 Ordet
37 L'avventura
39 The General
41 Rear Window
42 Faa young nin wa
43 The Night of the Hunter
44 La grande illusion
46 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
47 The Third Man
50 Mulholland Dr.
52 Stalker
53 Fanny och Alexander
55 Chinatown
56 M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
60 Metropolis
66 Viridiana
71 Shoah
73 Det sjunde inseglet
75 La battaglia di Algeri
78 The Magnificent Ambersons
80 Banshun
81 Nema-ye Nazdik
82 Jules et Jim
89 Blue Velvet
91 Sanshô dayû
92 Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut
95 A Woman Under the Influence
99 L'année dernière à Marienbad
100 To Be or Not to Be

Selection Order

1. Coryn - 1 veto remaining
2. beasterne - 0 vetoes remaining
3. Fergenaprido - 0 vetoes remaining
4. OldAle1 - 1 veto remaining
5. brokenface - 2 vetoes remaining
6. jeff_v - 2 vetoes remaining
7. Obgeoff - 1 veto remaining
8. blocho - 2 vetoes remaining
9. Onderhond - 1 veto remaining
10. perceval - 0 vetoes remaining
11. sol - 2 vetoes remaining
12. RolandKirkSunglasses - 1 veto remaining
13. toromash - 1 veto remaining

[Fergenaprido]

I'm cutting The Night of the Hunter. I found it just average when I watched it a few years ago. I thought of cutting something else that hasn't already been cut once, but it was my planned cut for this round anyway, and the only other film I rated the same (7.0) I saw 15+ years ago and deserves a second chance.

remaining films

1 Citizen Kane
2 Vertigo
4 La règle du jeu
7 The Godfather
8 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
11 Apocalypse Now
13 Ladri di biciclette
15 Taxi Driver
17 L'Atalante
19 Persona
21 Rashômon
22 Psycho
24 Les quatre cents coups
29 Zerkalo
30 La dolce vita
31 Touch of Evil
33 Sunset Blvd.
34 Au hasard Balthazar
35 Ordet
37 L'avventura
39 The General
41 Rear Window
42 Faa young nin wa
43 The Night of the Hunter
44 La grande illusion
46 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
47 The Third Man
50 Mulholland Dr.
52 Stalker
53 Fanny och Alexander
55 Chinatown
56 M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
60 Metropolis
66 Viridiana
71 Shoah
73 Det sjunde inseglet
75 La battaglia di Algeri
78 The Magnificent Ambersons
80 Banshun
81 Nema-ye Nazdik
82 Jules et Jim
89 Blue Velvet
91 Sanshô dayû
92 Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut
95 A Woman Under the Influence
99 L'année dernière à Marienbad
100 To Be or Not to Be

Selection Order

1. Coryn - 1 veto remaining
2. beasterne - 0 vetoes remaining
3. Fergenaprido - 0 vetoes remaining
4. OldAle1 - 1 veto remaining
5. brokenface - 2 vetoes remaining
6. jeff_v - 2 vetoes remaining
7. Obgeoff - 1 veto remaining
8. blocho - 2 vetoes remaining
9. Onderhond - 1 veto remaining
10. perceval - 0 vetoes remaining
11. sol - 2 vetoes remaining
12. RolandKirkSunglasses - 1 veto remaining
13. toromash - 1 veto remaining

[OldAle1]

I will go with In the Mood for Love for a second time. I'm boring.

[brokenface]

I'll go with Jules et Jim. it's got some iconic nouvelle vague moments but overall the characters never really grabbed me, it's verges on cloying and it's far from my favourite Truffaut

Also corrected my veto count, much as I'd like to still have 2

remaining films

1 Citizen Kane
2 Vertigo
4 La règle du jeu
7 The Godfather
8 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
11 Apocalypse Now
13 Ladri di biciclette
15 Taxi Driver
17 L'Atalante
19 Persona
21 Rashômon
22 Psycho
24 Les quatre cents coups
29 Zerkalo
30 La dolce vita
31 Touch of Evil
33 Sunset Blvd.
34 Au hasard Balthazar
35 Ordet
37 L'avventura
39 The General
41 Rear Window
42 Faa young nin wa
43 The Night of the Hunter
44 La grande illusion
46 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
47 The Third Man
50 Mulholland Dr.
52 Stalker
53 Fanny och Alexander
55 Chinatown
56 M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
60 Metropolis
66 Viridiana
71 Shoah
73 Det sjunde inseglet
75 La battaglia di Algeri
78 The Magnificent Ambersons
80 Banshun
81 Nema-ye Nazdik
82 Jules et Jim
89 Blue Velvet
91 Sanshô dayû
92 Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut
95 A Woman Under the Influence
99 L'année dernière à Marienbad
100 To Be or Not to Be

Selection Order

1. Coryn - 1 veto remaining
2. beasterne - 0 vetoes remaining
3. Fergenaprido - 0 vetoes remaining
4. OldAle1 - 1 veto remaining
5. brokenface - 1 veto remaining
6. jeff_v - 2 vetoes remaining
7. Obgeoff - 1 veto remaining
8. blocho - 2 vetoes remaining
9. Onderhond - 1 veto remaining
10. perceval - 0 vetoes remaining
11. sol - 2 vetoes remaining
12. RolandKirkSunglasses - 1 veto remaining
13. toromash - 1 veto remaining

[cinewest]

A bunch of my favorites (L’avventura, Mood For Love, and Jules & Jim nixed in that onslaught) all prettt much about both the allure and the frustrations of romance and romantic notions about life, though each explores other things, as well.

All are also about a particular time and place, and mood, but while L’Avventura delves into the alienation and fractures being caused by modernity, J &J dives into the tragic urge to be free from society’s constraints and was based on a short novel that also captures the feeling of this time period.

All 3 are pitch perfect films for me, and in my own top 50

[jeff_v]

My cut is Ordet, for the lame reason that it's been a long time since I've seen it, and I remember being underwhelmed in comparison to the other remaining films on the list.

remaining films

1 Citizen Kane
2 Vertigo
4 La règle du jeu
7 The Godfather
8 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
11 Apocalypse Now
13 Ladri di biciclette
15 Taxi Driver
17 L'Atalante
19 Persona
21 Rashômon
22 Psycho
24 Les quatre cents coups
29 Zerkalo
30 La dolce vita
31 Touch of Evil
33 Sunset Blvd.
34 Au hasard Balthazar
35 Ordet
37 L'avventura
39 The General
41 Rear Window
42 Faa young nin wa
43 The Night of the Hunter
44 La grande illusion
46 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
47 The Third Man
50 Mulholland Dr.
52 Stalker
53 Fanny och Alexander
55 Chinatown
56 M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
60 Metropolis
66 Viridiana
71 Shoah
73 Det sjunde inseglet
75 La battaglia di Algeri
78 The Magnificent Ambersons
80 Banshun
81 Nema-ye Nazdik
82 Jules et Jim
89 Blue Velvet
91 Sanshô dayû
92 Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut
95 A Woman Under the Influence
99 L'année dernière à Marienbad
100 To Be or Not to Be

Selection Order

1. Coryn - 1 veto remaining
2. beasterne - 0 vetoes remaining
3. Fergenaprido - 0 vetoes remaining
4. OldAle1 - 1 veto remaining
5. brokenface - 1 veto remaining
6. jeff_v - 2 vetoes remaining
7. Obgeoff - 1 veto remaining
8. blocho - 2 vetoes remaining
9. Onderhond - 1 veto remaining
10. perceval - 0 vetoes remaining
11. sol - 2 vetoes remaining
12. RolandKirkSunglasses - 1 veto remaining
13. toromash - 1 veto remaining

[Obgeoff]

I’ll get an immediate veto in on Ordet and will note down jeff_v in my list of eternal enemies.

My cut is unfortunately Close-Up / Nema-ye Nazdik. I say unfortunate as Kiarostami is a great filmmaker. I admired this film more than I enjoyed the experience of watching it. The multiple layers of identity and meaning didn’t engage me the way it does for the supporters of the film.