[Hayden]

Letterboxd.

Tidbits & Stats

Annual breakdown—
50: 10
51: 8
52: 8
53: 8
54: 10
55: 11
56: 10
57: 12
58: 9
59: 14

Countries represented: 11
Best Picture Winners: 4
Palme D'or Winners: 4
Animated Films: 1
Documentaries: 1

Highest ranking film not on the original list—
Ashes and Diamonds (#51)

This list features 4 films over 3 hours long (the longest of which is Ben-hur at 222 minutes).

The director who appeared on the list with the most films is Alfred Hitchcock (6), but in this contested fight for the 50s crown, here are the stats of notable director representation—

6 films: Hitchcock
5 films: Billy Wilder, Kurosawa
4 films: Satyajit Ray, Kazan
3 films: Bergman, Nicholas Ray, Kenji Mizoguchi, Bresson, Ophüls


—Nobody had the same #1 film, and everybody's #1 film made the list.
—Vertigo appeared on every list.
—Dual Palme D'or & Best Picture winner Marty was... umm... nowhere close
—Japan holds a fair share of the list, with 15 entries represented




Personal notes—

I'm very fond of our final result, but I still have a small snub-list of films I truly believe should be on here—
-Kanal
-Crazed Fruit
-The Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice
-Good Morning
-La Pointe Courte

(All very good films that I hope BEA watches at somepoint or another)



I apologize for not creating custom posters this time around. I haven't had the time. If I think of some ideas, I'll do it though.

[CA Dreamin]

As per usual, the old list vs. new list comparison:

OLD LIST:

1. Vertigo (no change)
2. The Seventh Seal -6
3. Sunset Boulevard +1
4. 12 Angry Men -3
5. Rashomon (no change)
6. Touch of Evil -13
7. Rear Window +3
8. Singin' in the Rain -34
9. Seven Samurai +6
10. North by Northwest +1
11. The Searchers -35
12. On the Waterfront -24
13. All About Eve -7
14. Diabolique -11
15. The 400 Blows -17
16. Some Like it Hot +5
17. Wild Strawberries +3
18. Paths of Glory +5
19. Nights of Cabiria +2
20. The Night of the Hunter -1
21. Ikiru +15
22. Tokyo Story +12
23. Strangers on a Train +8
24. The Music Room -42
25. Roman Holiday -18
26. Rebel Without a Cause -7
27. Ugetsu -23
28. Mon Oncle -56
29. The Wages of Fear +17
30. Witness for the Prosecution +7
31. East of Eden -26
32. The Killing -8
33. La Strada -1
34. Harvey -30
35. Anatomy of a Murder -17
36. Ordet +5
37. The Hidden Fortress -34
38. High Noon +10
39. Umberto D. +9
40. Hiroshima Mon Amour +22
41. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (LEFT)
42. The African Queen -45
43. The Human Condition I -17
44. Pather Panchali +17
45. Aparajito -18
46. Ace in the Hole +30
47. Pickpocket -27
48. Giant (LEFT)
49. Night and Fog -27
50. Johnny Guitar +5
51. Apur Sansar +22
52. The Life of Oharu -20
53. Diary of a Country Priest -8
54. Limelight +13
55. Othello (LEFT)
56. Sansho the Bailiff +17
57. The Ladykillers -35
58. The Seven Year Itch (LEFT)
59. Sweet Smell of Success +35
60. The Cranes Are Flying +12
61. Stalag 17 -37
62. A Face in the Crowd +3
63. The Human Condition II -12
64. In a Lonely Place +38
65. Sabrina (LEFT)
66. Los Olvidados +8
67. The Asphalt Jungle -22
68. From Here to Eternity (LEFT)
69. La Ronde -28
70. Throne of Blood +35
71. The Big Heat +22
72. Moonfleet (LEFT)
73. The Bridge on the River Kwai +19
74. Invasion of the Body Snatchers +30
75. Elevator to the Gallows +53
76. Night and the City -23
77. An American in Paris (LEFT)
78. Rio Bravo +11
79. The Day the Earth Stood Still +24
80. Orpheus +43
81. The Lavender Hill Mob (LEFT)
82. The Naked Spur (LEFT)
83. The Wrong Man (LEFT)
84. A Streetcar Named Desire +19
85. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (LEFT)
86. A Man Escaped +39
87. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof -7
88. The Bad and the Beautiful (LEFT)
89. Kanal (LEFT)
90. Rififi +28
91. Dial M for Murder +53
92. Marty (LEFT)
93. Cairo Station (LEFT)
94. A Place in the Sun (LEFT)
95. The Burmese Harp (LEFT)
96. Floating Clouds (LEFT)
97. The Earrings of Madame de... +42
98. Floating Weeds (LEFT)
99. The Red Balloon (LEFT)
100. The Idiot (LEFT)

NEW LIST

1. Vertigo (no change)
2. Sunset Boulevard +1
3. Seven Samurai +6
4. Rear Window +3
5. Rashomon (no change)
6. Ikiru +15
7. 12 Angry Men -3
8. The Seventh Seal -6
9. North by Northwest +1
10. Tokyo Story +12
11. Some Like It Hot +5
12. The Wages of Fear +17
13. Paths of Glory +5
14. Wild Strawberries +3
15. Strangers on a Train +8
16. Ace in the Hole +30
17. Nights of Cabiria +2
18. Hiroshima Mon Amour +22
19. Touch of Evil -13
20. All About Eve -7
21. The Night of the Hunter -1
22. Elevator to the Gallows +53
23. Witness For the Prosecution +7
24. Sweet Smell of Success +35
25. Les Diaboliques -11
26. In a Lonely Place +38
27. Pather Panchali +17
28. High Noon +10
29. Apur Sansar +22
30. Umberto D. +9
31. Ordet +5
32. The 400 Blows -17
33. Rebel Without a Cause -7
34. La Strada -1
35. Throne of Blood +35
36. On the Waterfront -24
37. Orpheus +43
38. Dial M For Murder +53
39. Sansho the Bailiff +17
40. The Killing -8
41. Limelight +13
42. Singin' in the Rain -34
43. Roman Holiday -18
44. Invasion of the Body Snatchers +30
45. Johnny Guitar +5
46. The Searchers -35
47. A Man Escaped +39
48. The Cranes Are Flying +12
49. The Big Heat +22
50. Ugetsu -23
51. Ashes and Diamonds (NEW)
52. Anatomy of a Murder -17
53. Shane (NEW)
54. The Bridge on the River Kwai +19
55t. The Day the Earth Stood Still +24
55t. The Earrings of Madame de... +42
57. East of Eden -26
58. Los Olvidados +8
59. A Face in the Crowd +3
60. The Human Condition I -17
61. Diary of a Country Priest -8
62. Rififi +28
63. Aparajito -18
64. Harvey -30
65. A Streetcar Named Desire +19
66. The Music Room -42
67. Rio Bravo +11
68. The Man Who Knew Too Much (NEW)
69. Night of the Demon (NEW)
70. Twenty-Four Eyes (NEW)
71. The Hidden Fortress -34
72. The Life of Oharu -20
73. Godzilla (NEW)
74. Pickpocket -27
75. Human Condition II -12
76. Night and Fog -27
77. Alice in Wonderland (NEW)
78. Forbidden Games (NEW)
79. Kiss Me Deadly (NEW)
80. Shadows (NEW)
81. Ballad of a Soldier (NEW)
82. Smiles of a Summer Night (NEW)
83. Lola Montes (NEW)
84. Mon Oncle -56
85. Fires on the Plain (NEW)
86. Miracle in Milan (NEW)
87. The African Queen -45
88. Ben-Hur (NEW)
89. The Asphalt Jungle -22
90t. Black Orpheus (NEW)
90t. Written on the Wind (NEW)
92. The Ladykillers -35
93. Sudden Fear (NEW)
94. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof -7
95. The Ten Commandments (NEW)
96. A Star is Born (NEW)
97. La Ronde -28
98. Stalag 17 -37
99. Night and the City -23
100. The Bad Seed (NEW)

Something doesn't seem right though. Currently I have 23 movies listed as new to the current list, but only 22 movies that left the old list. I must've mislabled one. I will edit it once I spot it. And let me know if I made other inaccuracies.

EDIT: Found it, I initially labled Los Olvidados as new to the current list, when it was 8 spots away on the old list.
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[Hayden]

[CA Dreamin]

Nice, we spotted it at the same time. Thanks for being on top of that. And as always, thanks for hosting this and putting all the time and work in.

I will add notes and comments later.
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[Hayden]

[AfterHours]

Great job Hayden!

Other than 12 Angry Men, which is certainly a good film but imo very overrated here and letterboxd, I think this is an excellent top 10. Maybe the most worthy (in my estimation) of all the top 10s we’ve had? I’d have to review and compare the others to be sure but it’s great and 11-100 is also full of great selections.

Touch of Evil at 19 is of course too low but that’s a minor complaint
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[CA Dreamin]

[EyeKanFly]

Great list overall and thanks Hayden for hosting! And CA Dreamin for the comparison.

Of the films I've seen, the ones that rose or fall (or added or dropped out) between the old and new list seem appropriate me, with the exception of The Human Condition I & II. I'm surprised those fell as much as they did.

My small argument in favor of 12 Angry Men: I'm generally not a huge fan of legal dramas (Anatomy of a Murder and Witness for the Prosecution are much lower on my list than overall, although I thought they were fine and with solid performances). 12 Angry Men shouldn't be good. There's a bunch of actors who barely did anything else, the cinematography is nothing special, all but 2 minutes of the film take place entirely within one room. But there's no other legal drama like this. Most of them focus on the courtroom, the lawyers and judge(s), the people on trial and the witnesses. I don't think I've seen another film that focuses on the jury. And this is ENTIRELY the jury. You don't know anything about the young man being tried for murder other than what the jurors know. And you get to see 12 strangers argue over this young man's life. While I may not make the argument that it's an amazing piece of cinema, it's an amazing story, amazing acting performances, and based on an incredible play. It really shouldn't appeal to me, but every time I watch I'm completely captivated the whole time.

Anyway, every jury duty I've experienced isn't nearly as glamorous. There's always some ass who thinks they're being a hero like juror #8 when really they're just delaying the proceedings for no reason. And there's always lots more juror #7s who just want to get home as quickly as possible.
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