5.18.2006

My Favorite Films

Favorite lists are fun. But what constitutes a favorite? For me, there are some essential requirements for any film I choose to call “favorite”:

1) It must be consistent with the objective biblical standard for art by exhibiting ability, intelligence, wisdom, and craftsmanship.

2) It must not be bound by the age in which it was made. All great films possess a timelessness. A great film reaches beyond its own time and teaches us something about our own day in age.

3) It must stay ingrained in my memory. Every film on the list below contains visuals that I cannot forget - some haunting, some inspiring, all unforgettable.

4) It must become richer with every viewing. Roger Ebert says a great film is one you cannot bear the thought of never seeing again.

My Favorite Films (in no specific order):

1. Vertigo
Director: Alfred Hitchcock

2. Citizen Kane
Director: Orson Welles

3. It’s a Wonderful Life
Director: Frank Capra

4. The Seventh Seal
Director: Ingmar Bergman

5. Shadow of a Doubt
Director: Alfred Hitchcock

6. Three Colors Trilogy (Blue/White/Red)
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski

7. Casablanca
Director: Michael Curtiz

8. E.T.
Director: Steven Spielberg

9. M
Director: Fritz Lang

10. The Mirror
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky

11. The Rules of the Game
Director: Jean Renoir

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