Sight and Sound 2022 Round 8: 221-240

no tolerance for Intolerance

But will there be a crowd for The Crowd?

Harlan County, though I've only seen it once. Please, no: Crash.

Crash, tho I've only seen it a bunch of times. Please, no: Star Wars.

Voting Harlan County like a good socialist - but also it's fascinating and heartbreaking and scary and occasionally funny, just a major work.

I've only seen 6 of these tho, haven't even caught the King Hu or the Brazilian film.

Please, no: Star Wars. That too, of course--and Raiders--but they won't win; Crash conceivably could.

I do, in fairness, sometimes wonder what it would be like to swerve the car into oncoming traffic, but that goes back to Annie Hall, not Crash.

I often think of The Green Ray as my single favourite film

Happy Together has become my favorite Wong film, so probably that. Just rewatched Harlan County recently, so great.

I often think of The Green Ray as my single favourite film

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Crash is really great lol. It would be a fine winner.

Not seen a fuck load from this poll

BLUE (Derek Jarman; 1993)
BORN IN FLAMES (Lizzie Borden; 1983)
THE CROWD (King Vidor; 1928)
EUROPA '51 (Roberto Rossellini; 1952)
GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (Isao Takahata; 1988)
HARLAN COUNTY USA (Barbara Kopple; 1976)
INTOLERANCE (D.W. Griffith; 1916)
NAPOLÉON (Abel Gance; 1927)
TWENTY YEARS LATER (Eduardo Coutinho; 1984)

Went for King Hu. It's a brilliant, one of a kind film I think?

Intolerance impressed me when I saw it a college film class; I'm not sure I could watch anything but shorter Griffith films these days.

Finalists:

The Crowd
Europa '51
Je, Tu, Il, Elle
The Green Ray
Harlan County
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

I haven't watched A Touch of Zen, guess I should.

most of King Hu's movies are absolute faves of mine but the 70s run in particular

i double checked cos i thought Touch of Zen was 71 and that's what i'm seeing

I watched Born in Flames in a class and felt like it was congratulating itself for its low-budget incompetence. I don't dislike cinema with revolutionary aims - Ice is one of my all time favourites. The Jarman and Ackerman films, by contrast, show how much world-building a filmmaker can accomplish with the most minimal of resources.

Melancholia was enough of a disappointment that I haven't watched a Von Trier film since. I like Bergman's films of the mid-to-late 60s but Cries and Whispers feels manipulative by comparison, and the start of a decline. I think I remember one shot apiece from Le Rayon Vert, The Crowd and A Touch of Zen, and not much more from Napoléon (although a full restoration of this is apparently due this year). Fire Walk With Me is 1/3 of a great film. I liked Star Wars at 5 and Raiders at 9.

I don't remember any strong feelings about the Rossellini film so Crash it is.

Melancholia is a pretty WTF choice. Not just a middling-to-bad movie but shouldn't von Trier be canceled for his sexual harassment by now?

Born in Flames is hardly incompetent at a technical or textural level, but it has gained - or re-gained - a power to astound because of the Twin Towers ending.

A Touch Of Zen over The Crowd - was such a great experience seeing the restoration alongside A Touch Of Sin at a film festival six or seven years ago.

have actually seen fewer of these than I expected… my uneducated vote is for star wars…

I don't have a clear favorite this time. Looks like it'll be Je, tu, il, elle unless I really like Crash when I watch it tonight.

Born in Flames is hardly incompetent at a technical or textural level, but it has gained - or re-gained - a power to astound because of the Twin Towers ending.

I think that just underscores what a silly, privileged fantasy it is.

among this group it’s definitely Blue for me.

I liked Je, Tu, Il, Elle, Cries and Whispers, Happy Together, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, and Crash

Still haven’t seen Harlan County, will watch it soon. The Green Ray is another one of those films that is not really available, and I haven't watched it. I don’t know about cancellation, but I think Melancholia is a pretty great film

Not much hesitation going with Cries and Whispers, but Europa ‘51 and The Green Ray are strong seconds.

Crash just edged out the Ackerman for me. Sorry Clemenza!

I've now watched 36 films for these polls.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

Even prouder

That's democracy for you

Gonna be a helluva rundown when I pit all the winners/bridesmaids against each other.

Sight and Sound 2022 Round 8: 241-250 (well 264, to be exact)