Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Top 5 Top 5 Lists Related To, But Not Including, Sita Sings the Blues


Top 5 Films Directed by Women:

1. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Ackerman, 1975)
2. Cleo From 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda, 1962)
3. Oxhide II (Liu Jiayin, 2009)
4. The Hitch-Hiker (Ida Lupino, 1953)
5. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren, 1943)


Top 5 Epic Poems I Haven't Read:

1. Paradise Lost (John Milton)
2. Paradiso (Dante Aligheri)
3. The Aeneid (Virgil)
4. The Mahabharata (Vyasa)
5. The Nibelungenlied


Top 5 Non-Indian Films Set in India:

1. Black Narcissus (Powell & Pressburger, 1947)
2. Gunga Din (George Stevens, 1939)
3. The River (Jean Renoir, 1951)
4. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Steven Spielberg, 1984)
5. The Darjeeling Limited (Wes Anderson, 2007)


Top 5 Non-Disney, Pixar or Ghibli and Non-Anime Animated Films:

1. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Lottle Reiniger, 1926)
2. Waltz With Bashir (Ari Folman, 2008)
3. Waking Life (Richard Linklater, 2001)
4. The Secret of NIMH (Don Bluth, 1982)
5. Fantastic Planet (René Laloux, 1973)


Top 5 Films of 2008:

1. WALL-E (Andrew Stanton)
2. A Christmas Tale (Arnauld Desplechin)
3. 24 City (Jia Zhangke)
4. Summer Hours (Olivier Assayas)
5. Waltz With Bashir (Ari Folman)

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