Danny Nowak, C.S.C.

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Fave Films

This is not a ‘best of’ list — only some of my personal favourites- with special emphasis on cinematography. Below is my top eleven list, as well a few runners-up.

Top 11 Films

  1. Baraka Ron Fricke, 1992
  2. The Tenant Roman Polanski, 1976
  3. The Haunting Robert Wise, 1963
  4. Fight Club David Fincher, 1999
  5. Frankenstein James Whale, 1931
  6. Come and See Elim Klimov, 1985
  7. Delicatessen Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1991
  8. Children of Men Alfonso Cuaron, 2006
  9. Memento Chris Nolan, 2000
  10. Last Tango in Paris Bernardo Bertolucci, 1972
  11. Singapore Sling Nikos Nikolaidis, 1990

Other Favourites

  1. Intolerance D. W. Griffith, 1916
  2. The Phantom of the Opera Rupert Julian, 1925
  3. Faust F.W. Murnau, 1926
  4. Metropolis Fritz Lang, 1926
  5. Sunrise F.W. Murnau, 1927
  6. Un Chien Andalou Salvador Dali & Luis Buñuel, 1929
  7. All Quiet on the Western Front Lewis Milestone, 1930
  8. M Fritz Lang, 1931
  9. Freaks Tod Browning, 1932
  10. The Bride of Frankenstein James Whale, 1935
  11. The Rules of the Game Jean Renoir, 1939
  12. 49th Parallel Michael Powell, 1941
  13. Citizen Kane Orson Welles, 1941
  14. House of Frankenstein Erle C. Kenton, 1944
  15. Night of the Hunter Charles Laughton, 1955
  16. The Seventh Seal Ingmar Bergman, 1956
  17. Paths of Glory Stanley Kubrick, 1957
  18. I Am Cuba Mikhail Kalatozov, 1964
  19. Dr. Strangelove Stanley Kubrick, 1964
  20. Culloden Peter Watkins, 1964
  21. The War Game Peter Watkins, 1965
  22. Repulsion Roman Polanski, 1965
  23. Blow Up Michelangelo Antonioni, 1966
  24. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Sergio Leone, 1966
  25. The Fireman’s Ball Milos Forman, 1968
  26. 2001: A Space Odyssey Stanley Kubrick, 1968
  27. Midnight Cowboy John Schlesinger, 1969
  28. Deep End Jerzy Skomilowski, 1970
  29. Catch 22 Mike Nichols, 1970
  30. The Conformist Bernardo Bertolucci, 1971
  31. Harold and Maude Hal Ashby, 1971
  32. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Luis Bunuel, 1972
  33. Pink Flamingos John Waters, 1972
  34. The Godfather Francis Ford Coppola, 1972
  35. The Exorcist William Freidkin, 1973
  36. Monty Python and the Holy Grail Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam, 1974
  37. A Woman Under the Influence John Cassavetes, 1974
  38. Network Sidney Lumet, 1976
  39. Taxi Driver Martin Scorsese, 1976
  40. In the Realm of the Senses Nagisa Oshima, 1976
  41. Eraserhead David Lynch, 1978
  42. Apocalypse Now Francis Ford Coppola, 1979
  43. Scum Alan Clarke, 1980
  44. Raging Bull Martin Scorsese, 1980
  45. Breaker Morant Bruce Beresford, 1980
  46. The Road Warrior George Miller, 1981
  47. The Evil Dead Sam Raimi, 1982
  48. Blood Simple Joel Coen, 1984
  49. A Company of Wolves Neil Jordan, 1984
  50. A Zed and Two Noughts Peter Greenaway, 1985
  51. The Sacrifice Andrej Tarkovski, 1986
  52. No Surrender Peter Smith, 1986
  53. Down By Law Jim Jarmusch, 1986
  54. Gothic Ken Russell, 1987
  55. Decalogue Krysztof Kieslowski, 1987
  56. Fatal Attraction Adrian Lyne, 1987
  57. Tales From Gimli Hospital Guy Maddin, 1988
  58. Time of the Gypsies Emir Kusturica, 1989
  59. Last Exit To Brooklyn Uli Edel, 1989
  60. Miller’s Crossing Joel Coen, 1990
  61. Europa Lars Von Trier, 1991
  62. The Rapture Michael Tolkin, 1991
  63. Lessons In Darkness Werner Herzog, 1992
  64. Dead Alive Peter Jackson, 1992
  65. Unforgiven Clint Eastwood, 1992
  66. Blue Krysztof Kieslowski, 1992
  67. Naked Mike Leigh, 1993
  68. Schindler’s List Steven Spielberg, 1993
  69. Se7en David Fincher, 1995
  70. Living In Oblivion Tom DiCillo, 1995
  71. Hard Core Logo Bruce McDonald, 1996
  72. Trainspotting Danny Boyle, 1996
  73. Crash David Cronenberg, 1996
  74. Pi Darren Aronofsky, 1998
  75. Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg, 1998
  76. The Blair Witch Project Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, 1999
  77. Titus Julie Taymor, 1999
  78. Sleepy Hollow Tim Burton, 1999
  79. American Beauty Sam Mendes, 2000
  80. The Filth and the Fury Julien Temple, 2000
  81. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Zacharias Kunuk, 2001
  82. Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore, 2002
  83. Bloody Sunday Paul Greengrass, 2002
  84. The Far Side of the Moon Robert Lepage, 2003
  85. The Corporation Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott, 2003
  86. Father and Son Alekandr Sokurov, 2003
  87. Dogville Lars Von Trier, 2003
  88. Sideways Alexander Payne, 2004
  89. The Machinist Brad Anderson, 2004
  90. Downfall Oliver Hirschbiegel, 2004
  91. Crash Paul Haggis, 2004
  92. C.R.A.Z.Y. Jean-Marc Vallee, 2005
  93. United 93 Paul Greengrass, 2006
  94. The Pursuit of Happyness Gabriele Muccino,2006
  95. The Lives of Others Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006
  96. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Julian Schnabel, 2007
  97. Fifty Dead Men Walking Kari Skogland, 2008
  98. The Wrestler Darren Aronofsky, 2008
  99. Revanche Götz Spielmann, 2008
  100. Moon Duncan Jones, 2009
  101. Avatar James Cameron, 2009
  102. Antichrist Lars Von Trier, 2009
  103. Enter the Void Gaspar Noe, 2009
  104. The Runaways Floria Sigismondi, 2010
  105. The Tree of Life Terrence Malick, 2011
  106. House of Tolerance Bertrand Bonello, 2011
  107. Shame Steve McQueen, 2011