Favourite Films
There are reasons why the following films are my favourites… although I’ve almost definitely forgotten to list some of them! I love:
The pure excellence of:
- The Usual Suspects (B. Singer)
- Witness for the Prosecution (B. Wilder)
- Twelve Angry Men (S. Lumet)
The quirkyness of:
- Fargo (J. Coen)
- Delicatesses (M. Caro, J-P. Jeunet)
The light-heartedness yet adeptness of:
- The Sting (G. R. Hill)
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (R. Zemeckis)
- Death Becomes Her (R. Zemeckis)
- Finding Nemo (A. Stanton, L. Unkrich)
- Being Julia (I. Szabo)
The passion of:
- The Shawshank Redemption (F. Darabont)
- Amadeus (M. Forman)
- The Color Purple (Steven Spielberg)
The psychological subtlety and horror of:
- The Silence of the Lambs (J. Demme)
- Requiem for a Dream (D. Aronofsky)
- Fatal Attraction (A. Lyne)
The soul-searching of:
- Betty Blue / 37,2 le matin (J-J. Beineix)
- The Big Blue / Le grand bleu (L. Besson)
- The Green Butchers (Anders Thomas Jensen)
The profundity of:
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (M. Forman)
- The Deer Hunter (M. Cimino)
- Full Metal Jacket (S. Kubrick)
- The Hill (S. Lumet)