Jørgen Leth

A Sunday in Hell; The Perfect Human

Denmark

Voted in the directors’ poll

Voted for

Apocalypse Now	1979	Francis Ford Coppola
Goodfellas	1990	Martin Scorsese
Gospel According to St Matthew, The	1964	Pier Paolo Pasolini
Killing of a Chinese Bookie, The	1976	John Cassavetes
M	1931	Fritz Lang
Maltese Falcon, The	1941	John Huston
Once Upon a Time in the West	1968	Sergio Leone
Passion of Joan of Arc	1927	Carl Theodor Dreyer
Rear Window	1954	Alfred Hitchcock
Vivre Sa Vie	1962	Jean-Luc Godard

Comments

I could have chosen the classics which to me are the absolute best in film history. But I would like to add some spice and films that meant something for me personally. I chose to include a few films which for me represent audacity and experiment, and a nod to documentary.