50 Films to see before u die
The list was compiled to mark digital channel Film4 goin free-to-air at July 2006.
http://www.channel4.com/film/index.html
So its really not up to date… but I guess many dont know it and its quit interesting.
50. Badlands (1973)
Atmospheric fictionalisation of the deeds of two murderers who killed their way across the US Midwest in the late 50s. Terrence Mallick directs Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek.
49. Secrets & Lies (1996)
Mike Leigh’s superb comedy-drama of family relationships. Heart-rending, bitter and delightful by turn.
48. Aguirre, The Wrath of God (1972)
Suitably insane collaboration between writer-director-producer Werner Herzog and his on-off leading man Klaus Kinski, who stars as a Spanish conquistador on a ruthless, fruitless hunt for El Dorado.
47. Brazil (1985)
Visual brilliance combines with snappy satirical humour to create one of the best films of the 80s. Undoubtedly Terry Gilliam’s masterpiece.
46. This Sporting Life (1963)
It’s about rugby league, beer, grit and tough lads, but it’s also a profound commment on relationships loaded with symbolism and rich in emotion.
45. Cabaret (1972)
A sensitive young Englishman falls into the whirl of pre-War Berlin, and the arms of the equally dizzying Sally Bowles, in this dazzlingly choreographed story of love, decadence - and Nazi stormtroopers.
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