The authoritative British magazine Sight & Sound ("Vision and Sound"), dedicated to everything connected with the world of cinema, once in 10 years makes lists of the best world films. In early August 2012, the publication also published the top of the best paintings.
According to cinema experts, Alfred Hitchcock's “Dizziness” was in first place in the list of the best films. The film about the detective Ferguson, shot in 1958, is still gaining the highest scores in all movie ratings.
The second place in the top ten was taken by Citizen Kane, filmed by director Orson Welles in 1941. In the previous version of the list of best films by Sight & Sound, the film was in first place. Leading positions she retains in other reputable publications.
Closes the top three Japanese film, released in 1952, "Tokyo Story" directed by Yasujiro Ozu. The film about the relationship between two generations - fathers and children - is constantly present in various tops, and in 1992 he won first place according to Sight & Sound.
In fourth position was a French film by Jean Renoir, "Rules of the Game, " shot in 1939. This drama about complex relationships, love and hate is far from being recognized for the first time as an outstanding achievement of European cinema.
The fifth and sixth places were taken respectively by Sunrise by Friedrich Murnau, released in 1927, and Space Odyssey 2001 (1968) directed by Stanley Kubrick.
On the eighth and ninth positions of the top list of the best films according to Sight & Sound are the paintings: “The Searchers” (1956) directed by John Ford and “The Man with a Movie Camera” (1929) directed by Dzigi Vertov.
The ninth and tenth places were taken by the paintings: “Passion of Joan of Arc” (1928) directed by Carl Theodore Dreyer and “Eight and a Half” (1963) by Federico Fellini.
We got into the list of the best films and paintings of Soviet production, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. The film "Mirror" was in 19th place, "Andrei Rublev" took 26th place, "Stalker" - 29th.
The top 10 from directors according to Sight & Sound turned out to be as follows: "Tokyo Story"; "Space Odyssey 2001"; "Citizen Kane"; "8 and a half"; "Taxi driver"; "Apocalypse today"; "Godfather"; "Dizziness"; "Mirror"; "Bicycle Thieves."
