Professor, Humanities and Media Studies, University of the Arts, Philadelphia
US
Voted in the critics’ poll
Voted for
1959 |
William Wyler |
|
1960 |
Federico Fellini |
|
1972 |
Francis Ford Coppola |
|
1974 |
Francis Ford Coppola |
|
1939 |
Victor Fleming |
|
1962 |
David Lean |
|
1959 |
Alfred Hitchcock |
|
1950 |
Jean Cocteau |
|
1966 |
Ingmar Bergman |
|
1958 |
Alfred Hitchcock |
Comments
My favorite films combine spectacular photography with strength and depth of character. Their intense emotional resonance is often amplified by superb orchestral scores, more expressive than mere words. A great film creates a world of its own. It can be seen again and again without ever losing its freshness and surprise.