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Helen DeWitt’s Sight and Sound Ballot (2022)

  1. 1

    Man with a Movie Camera

    A favorite film · 1929

  2. 2

    Meshes of the Afternoon

    Maya Deren · 1943

  3. 3

    Rome, Open City

    Roberto Rossellini · 1945

  4. 4

    Do the Right Thing

    Spike Lee · 1989

  5. 5

    Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles

    A favorite film · 1975

  6. 6

    The Battle of Algiers

    Gillo Pontecorvo · 1966

  7. 7

    Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder · 1974

  8. 8

    Pink Flamingos

    John Waters · 1972

  9. 9

    Pierrot le Fou

    Jean-Luc Godard · 1965

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Ten films selected by Helen DeWitt for Sight and Sound’s 2022 critics’ poll of the Greatest Films of All Time.

Films appear in the order BFI lists them on the ballot page; the ballot does not rank them.

Source: https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time/all-voters/helen-dewitt

Numbers show collection order, not a source rating.

  1. Man with a Movie Camera (1929)
  2. Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
  3. Rome, Open City (1945)
  4. Do the Right Thing (1989)
  5. Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
  6. The Battle of Algiers (1966)
  7. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
  8. Pink Flamingos (1972)
  9. Pierrot le Fou (1965)
  10. Orlando (1992)