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James Schamus’s Sight and Sound Ballot (2022)

  1. 1

    Vertigo

    Alfred Hitchcock · 1958

  2. 2

    The Searchers

    John Ford · 1956

  3. 3

    The Ascent

    A favorite film · 1977

  4. 4

    Vivre Sa Vie

    Jean-Luc Godard · 1962

  5. 5

    Double Indemnity

    Billy Wilder · 1944

  6. 6

    Ordet

    Karen Petersen · 1955

  7. 7

    Tokyo Story

    Yasujirô Ozu · 1953

  8. 8

    Bicycle Thieves

    Vittorio De Sica · 1948

  9. 9

    Persona

    Ingmar Bergman · 1966

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Ten films selected by James Schamus 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/james-schamus

Numbers show collection order, not a source rating.

  1. Vertigo (1958)
  2. The Searchers (1956)
  3. The Ascent (1977)
  4. Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
  5. Double Indemnity (1944)
  6. Ordet (1955)
  7. Tokyo Story (1953)
  8. Bicycle Thieves (1948)
  9. Persona (1966)
  10. La Jetée (1962)