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Mara Polgovsky Ezcurra’s Sight and Sound Ballot (2022)

  1. 1

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    A favorite film · 1928

  2. 2

    Meshes of the Afternoon

    Maya Deren · 1943

  3. 3

    The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder · 1972

  4. 4

    Cries and Whispers

    Ingmar Bergman · 1972

  5. 5

    Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles

    A favorite film · 1975

  6. 6

    Stalker

    Andrei Tarkovsky · 1979

  7. 7

    Cobra Verde

    Werner Herzog · 1987

  8. 8

    Beau Travail

    Claire Denis · 2000

  9. 9

    Nostalgia for the Light

    Patricio Guzmán · 2010

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Ten films selected by Mara Polgovsky Ezcurra for Sight and Sound’s 2022 directors’ 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/mara-polgovsky-ezcurra

Numbers show collection order, not a source rating.

  1. The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
  2. Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
  3. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
  4. Cries and Whispers (1972)
  5. Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
  6. Stalker (1979)
  7. Cobra Verde (1987)
  8. Beau Travail (2000)
  9. Nostalgia for the Light (2010)
  10. When the Waves Are Gone (2023)