World’s Best Films

143 Titles Proposed by Felix Aeppli

Ph.D. & Expert on Contemporary Artistic Media, CH-8055 Zurich / Switzerland

Last Up-date:  February 13, 2009

 

TITLE YEAR CTRY DIRECTOR DVD VHS TV
***Desert Island Kit***





Greed 1924 us Stroheim, Erich von
c37.0°/dvd-r arte
Letzte Mann, Der 1924 d Murnau, Friedrich Wilhelm Kino Video K206 [1] / Transit 4989 [2] c12.0° 3sat
Chien andalou, Un 1928 f Buñuel, Luis Classic Film Collection IVCF-2054 [2 Japan] / Transflux Films [1] / Editions Montparnasse [2] c16.3°/dvd-r ab vhs 3sat
Règle du jeu, La 1939 f Renoir, Jean Montparnasse no cat. nr. [2/3/4/5/6] c21.0° off VHS
Citizen Kane 1941 us Welles, Orson Warner Bros. T6565 [1] / ArtHaus D 1899 [2] / Universal 051894 2 [2] c51.0° off VHS
Tokyo monogatari [Tokyo Story] 1953 jap Ozu, Yasujiro Criterion Collection 217 [1] c44.0° off VHS
Smultronstället 1957 s Bergman, Ingmar Criterion Collection 139 [1] c65.0° off VHS
Zerkalo [The Mirror / Le mirroir] 1974 su Tarkovski, Andrej Kino Video K150 [1] / Mk2 EDV 1264 [2] c53.0° off VHS
** Classics **





Broken Blossoms 1919 us Griffith, David Wark Image Ent ID4720DS [1] c02.2 tsi
Circus, The 1928 us Chaplin, Charles Warner Bros. Mk2 Z31 37644 [2] d45.1° off VHS
M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder 1931 d Lang, Fritz Criterion Collection 30 [1] / Ufa Klassiker 74321 95764 9 [2] c27.0° zdf
Boudu, sauvé des eaux 1932 f Renoir, Jean Optimum Releasing OPTD0021 [2] c95.1° arte
L & H: Music Box, The 1932 us Parrott, James Kinowelt 500120 ("Big Business" DVD) d11.1°/"Universal/14" DVD
Zéro de conduite 1933 f Vigo, Jean Gaumont DVD GC678 [2] c07.2° a2
Big Sleep, The 1946 us Hawks, Howard Warner Bros. 65026 [1] c28.0° drs
Touch of Evil 1958 us Welles, Orson Universal 20470 [1] / Universal 820 780 3 [2] d02.0° off VHS
Apur sansar [The World of Apu] 1959 ind Ray, Satyajit Columbia TriStar 01808 [1] c97.1° a2
Gattopardo, Il 1963 i Visconti, Luchino Medusa MD84124 [2] c52.0° off VHS
Prima della rivoluzione 1964 i Bertolucci, Bernardo Ripley's Home Video 02887 [2] d35.0° off VHS
Masculin - féminin 1966 f,s Godard, Jean-Luc Criterion Collection 308 [1] c67.0°/dvd-r ab vhs sfb
Ostre sledované vlaky [Closely Watched Trains] 1966 cs Menzel, Jiri Criterion Collection 131 [1] c48.0° a2
Rosemary's Baby 1968 us Polanski, Roman Paramount 06831 [1] c20.0° off VHS
Last Picture Show, The 1971 us Bogdanovich, Peter Columbia TriStar 50429 [1] d30.0° off VHS
Last Tango in Paris 1972 f,i Bertolucci, Bernardo MGM 906570 [1] c94.0° off VHS
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania 1972 us Mekas, Jonas
d81.0°/dvd-r ab vhs off VHS?
Maman et la putain, La 1973 f Eustache, Jean
c86.0 a2
Prima Angelica, La 1973 e Saura, Carlos Manga Films D1005 [2] d01.1 sat1
Profession Reporter / The Passenger 1975 i,f,e Antonioni, Michelangelo Sony Picture Classics 12654 [1] c13.0°
Thiassos, O [Ο Θίασος / Die Wanderschauspieler] 1975 gr Angelopoulos, Theodoros
c36.0°/dvd-r ab vhs orf2
Ai no corrida [In The Realm of Senses] 1976 jap Oshima, Nagisa Fox Lorber FLV5037 [1] c22.2 arte
Im Lauf der Zeit 1976 brd Wenders, Wim Imagica CPVD-1122 [2 Jap] c30.0° 1+
Ehe der Maria Braun, Die 1979 brd Fassbinder, Rainer Werner ArtHaus 501016 [2 / 8] c15.0° ard
Deprisa, deprisa 1981 e Saura, Carlos
c87.1°/dvd-r ab vhs (poor) tf1
Argent, L' 1983 f,ch Bresson, Robert Artificial Eye 036DVD [2] c14.1° tsr
Hannah and Her Sisters 1986 us Allen, Woody MGM 1001745 [1] c80.0° off VHS
Melissókomos, O [Der Bienenzüchter] 1986 gr Angelopoulos, Theodoros
c92.1°/dvd-r ab vhs drs
Au revoir les enfants 1987 f Malle, Louis Arte Video 790440 [2] / Criterion Collection 330 [1] d05.0° off VHS
Distant Voices, Still Lives 1987 gb Davies, Terence BFI BFIVD733 [2] c93.1° orf2
Double vie de Véronique, La 1991 f,pl Kieslowski, Krzysztof MK2 EDV 1264 [2] c50.0° off VHS
Utomlennye solntsem [Утомленные солнцем / Soleil Trompeur / Burnt by the Sun] 1994 rus,f Michalkov, Nikita Sony Picture Classics 00975 [1] d63.0° off VHS
Felicia's Journey 1999 cdn,gb Egoyan, Atom Artisan 10134 [1]

Hua yang nian hua [In the Mood for Love] 2000 hk,f Wong Kar-wai Mei Ah DVD358 [3?] / Universal 902 583-2 [2]

Brokeback Mountain 2006 us Lee, Ang Focus Universal 26315 [1]

* Not to Be Missed *





Foolish Wives 1921 us Stroheim, Erich von Image Ent ID9414DS [1] c61.0° arte
Nosferatu - Eine Symphonie des Grauens 1922 d Murnau, Friedrich Wilhelm Image Ent ID4098DS [1] / Eureka EKA 40025 [2] / Transit Classics 82876502899 [2] c39.0° zdf
Bronenosets Potjomkin [Броненосец Потемкин / Battleship Potjomkin / Panzerkreuzer Potemkin-Das Jahr 1905] 1925 su Eisenstein, Sergej M. Image Ent ID4574CO [1] / Transit Classics 8697099149 [2] c11.1° fr3
Gold Rush, The 1925 us Chaplin, Charles Warner Bros. Mk2 Z31 37643 [2] c89.1° off VHS
Chelovek s kino-apparatom [Человек с киноаппаратом / Man with a Movie Camera] 1929 su Vertov, Dziga Image Ent ID4589DS [1] d61.1° 3sat
Regen 1929 nl Ivens, Joris
"Avant-Garde" DVD
Zemlia [Earth] 1930 su [ukr] Dovshenko, Alexander Image Ent ID1411DSDVD [1] c60.0°/dvd-r ab vhs off VHS
Marius 1931 f Korda, Alexander CMV Video EDV 171 [2] c06.1° fr3
Freaks 1932 us Browning, Tod Warner Bros. Z5 65191 [2] c57.1° sfb
Little Foxes, The 1941 us Wyler, William HBO 90754 [1] c68.0° off VHS
Magnificent Ambersons, The 1942 us Welles, Orson ArtHaus 500059 [2] c59.0° off VHS
Fröken Julie 1951 s Sjöberg, Alf Criterion Collection 416 [1] c90.0° off VHS
Ikiru [Living / To Live / Un seul jour / Leben] 1952 jap Kurosawa, Akira Mei Ah DVD203 [3? 0?] c63.0° off VHS
Nuit et brouillard 1955 f Resnais, Alain Criterion Collection 197 [1] / Nouveaux Pictures NPD 1025 [2] c11.2°/dvd-r ab vhs (dt syn) vse
Pather Panchali 1955 ind Ray, Satyajit Columbia TriStar 01818 [1] c01.1° a2
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, L' 1957 f Malle, Louis Pierrot Le Fou / Alive 64 0 1501 [2]

Grido, Il 1957 i Antonioni, Michelangelo Kino Video K176 [1] d19.0° off VHS
Popiól i diament [Ashes and Diamonds] 1958 pl Wajda, Andrzej Facets Video Polart DV214C [2] c04.0° off VHS
Rocco e i suoi fratelli 1960 i Visconti, Luchino Image Ent ID8424IF [1 / Arthouse Premium 501390 [2]] c70.0° off VHS
Sasom i en spegel 1961 s Bergman, Ingmar Tartan DVD TVD 3346 [0] c69.0° a2
Jetée, La 1962 f Marker, Chris Arte Video-Argos Film Imagica CPVD-1159 [2 Jap] d10.1°
Deserto rosso, Il 1964 i Antonioni, Michelangelo Image Ent ID4780SI [1] / Arthaus 501383 [2] c25.0° off VHS
Repulsion 1965 gb Polanski, Roman Koch Vision KOC-DV-6405 [1] d07.0°/dvd-r off VHS
Szegénylegények [The Round-Up] 1965 h Jancsó, Miklós Second Run DVD 029 [2] c22.1° nbc
Belle de jour 1966 f Buñuel, Luis Bandai BCBF-3 [2 Jap] / Miramax 24739 [1] / Studio Canal REF 196 836-9 [2] c32.0° fr3
Blow-Up 1966 gb Antonioni, Michelangelo Warner Bros. 65135 [1] c41.0° off VHS
Marat / Sade [The Persecution and Assassination...] 1966 gb Brook, Peter MGM 1002213 [1] c98.0° zdf
Bonnie and Clyde 1967 us Penn, Arthur Warner Bros. Z5 14423 [2] c73.0° off VHS
Dance of the Vampires / The Fearlesss Vampire Killers 1967 gb Polanski, Roman Warner Bros . 65146 [1] c82.0° tnt
Sedmirkráský [Tausendschönchen / Daisies] 1967 cs Chytilová, Vera Facets Video [1?]

Goto, l'île d'amour 1968 f Borowczyk, Walerian Cult Epics DVD037 [1] d76.1° sf1
Hora de los hornos, La (I) 1968 ra Solanas, Fernando Trigon-Film DVD-Edition 79 [2] c54.2° a2
Rozmarné léto [Indian Summer / Ein launischer Sommer] 1968 cs Menzel, Jiri Centrum Boniton [2] d17.2° br
Wszystko na sprzedaz [Everything for Sale] 1968 pl Wajda, Andrzej Vanguard 3338 [1]

Yellow Submarine 1968 gb Dunning, George MGM Z5 57508 [2] c09.2° tsr
Antônio das Mortes 1969 br Rocha, Glauber
c54.1 vse
Charles mort ou vif 1969 ch Tanner, Alain
g13.1/dvd-r tsr1
Death in Venice 1970 i Visconti, Luchino Warner Bros. 28881 [1] / Warner Bros. Z5 28881 [2] c43.0° off VHS
Go-Between, The 1970 gb Losey, Joseph Optimum Classic OPDT0709 [2] c17.0° off VHS
Iko schaschwi mgalobeli / Shil pewtschi drosd [Es war einmal eine Singdrosse/ Lived Once a Song-Thrushl] 1970 su [georg] Iosseliani, Otar Facets Video DV70442 BlaqOut [0 ntsc] "Iosseliani"-DVD
Clowns, I 1971 i Fellini, Federico
d20.0°/dvd-r off VHS
Salamandre, La 1971 ch Tanner, Alain Editions Montparnasse [2] g12.2°/dvd-r/DVD tv5
Castillo de la pureza, El 1972 mex Ripstein, Arturo
d83.0 off VHS
Invitation, L' 1973 ch Goretta, Claude
g17.0°/dvd-r ab vhs off VHS
Alice in den Städten 1974 brd Wenders, Wim
c96.1°/dvd-r arte
Lacombe Lucien 1974 f Malle, Louis Criterion Collection 329 [1] d43.1° a2
Thieves like Us 1974 us Altman, Robert MGM 10006330 MZ5 [2] d80.0° off VHS
Nessuno o tutti 1975 i Bellochio, Marco / Silvano Agosti / Sandro Petraglia / Stefano Rulli
wl
Numéro 2 1975 f Godard, Jean-Luc
c74.0 off VHS
Cadaveri eccelenti 1976 i Rosi, Francesco
c66.1°/dvd-r tsi
Carcajou ou le péril blanc 1976 cdn Lamothe, Arthur
wl
Czlowiek z marmuru [Man of Marble] 1976 pl Wajda, Andrzej Vanguard 3418 [1] c35.0° off VHS
Dentellière, La 1977 f, ch Goretta, Claude Action Films 786885 [2] g35.1/DVD tsr
Oka oorie katha [The Outsiders] 1977 ind Sen, Mrinal
wl
Padre padrone 1977 i Taviani, Paolo & Vittorio Fox Lorber FLV5022 [1] d55.0° off VHS
Stroszek 1977 brd Herzog, Werner Anchor Bay DV 11565 [1] / ArtHaus 500754 [2] c72.0° 3sat
Manhattan 1979 us Allen, Woody United Artists/MGM 16927DVD Z1 [2] c23.1° fr3
Shining, The 1980 us Kubrick, Stanley Warner Bros. 17369 [1] d38.0° off VHS
Czlowiek z zelaza [Man of Iron] 1981 pl Wajda, Andrzej
d71.0°/dvd-r off VHS
French Lieutenant's Woman, The 1981 gb Reisz, Karel MGM 1002458 [1] c10.0° off VHS
Yol 1982 tr, ch Güney, Yilmaz / Serif Gören
c45.0°/dvd-r ab vhs off VHS
Pauline à la plage 1983 f Rohmer, Eric MGM 1004339 [1] c64.0° off VHS
Zelig 1983 us Allen, Woody MGM 1001749 [1] c23.2° elm
Heimat 2: Die Mitte der Welt 1984 brd Reitz, Edgar
d67.1 3sat
Heimat 4: Reichshöhenstrasse 1984 brd Reitz, Edgar
c33.2°/dvd-r 3sat
Paris, Texas 1984 brd, f Wenders, Wim ArtHaus 500945 [2] c24.0° off VHS
Stranger than Paradise 1984 us Jarmusch, Jim MGM 1000981 [1] c91.1° zdf
Dekalog 6 1988 pl, brd Kieslowski, Krzysztof Artificial Eye 024B DVD [2] d53.1°/"Dekalog Parts 6-10" DVD off VHS
Conte d'hiver 1992 f Rohmer, Eric Artificial Eye 052DVD 2 c42.0° off VHS
Piano, The 1993 nz Campion, Jane Live Entertainment 60462 [1] d64.1° drs
Remains of the Day, The 1993 gb, us Ivory, James Columbia TriStar 19665 [2] c29.0° off VHS
Zweite Heimat 7: Weihnachtswölfe 1993 brd Reitz, Edgar
c84.1°/dvd-r orf1
Underground 1995 f, d, h Kusturica, Emir ArtHaus 500825 [2] d68.0° ard
Vlemma tou Odyssea, To [Ulysses' Gaze] 1995 gr, f Angelopoulos, Theodorus Fox Lorber FLV5067 [1] d65.0° off VHS
Fargo 1996 us Coen, Ethan & Joel Polygram 800 638 693-2 [1] d72.0° off VHS
Lone Star 1996 us Sayles, John Warner Bros. C2515 [1] d70.0° off VHS
Promesse, La 1996 b, f Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc New Yorker DVD 62402 [1] d79.0° off VHS
Truman Show, The 1998 us Weir, Peter Paramount 03091 [1]

War Zone, The 1998 gb Roth, Tim VCI Film Four VCD0035 [2]

Eyes Wide Shut 1999 us Kubrick, Stanley Warner Bros. Z5 17991 [2]

Talented Mr. Ripley, The 1999 us Minghella, Anthony Kinowelt 500099 [2]

Yi Yi 1999 taiw, jap Yang, Edward Fox Lorber FLV5273 mit Winstar [0]

Chicken Run 2000 gb, us Park, Nick / Peter Lord BMG 74321 79642 9 [2]

De l'origine du XXI siècle 2000 f Godard, Jean-Luc
"Four Short Films"-DVD
High Fidelity 2000 us, gb Frears, Stephen Touchstone Z4 101006 [2]

Amores perros 2001 mex Iñárritu, Alejandro González Studio S ST7864D [1]

Hable con ella 2001 e Almodóvar, Pedro Universum Film 82876 50953 9 [2]

Stanza del figlio, La 2001 i Moretti, Nanni Warner Bros. Z8 DVS 93360 [2]

Hours, The 2002 us Daldry, Stephen Paramount Highlight 81933 [2]

Mies vailla menneisyyttä [Man without a Past] 2002 sf Kaurismäki, Ari EuroVideo 24511 [2]

One Hour Photo 2002 us Romanek, Mark 20th Century Fox F2-SDE 2285108 [2]

Dogville 2003 dk, gb, s, sf Trier, Lars von Dawoori FDVD-1600 [3?]

Lost in Translation 2003 us Coppola, Sofia Universal 23957 [1]

Enfant , L' 2005 b, f Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc Xenix Film / Impuls 25041 [2]

Match Point 2005 gb Allen, Woody DreamWorks 94866 [1]

No Direction Home - Bob Dylan 2005 us Scorsese, Martin Paramount 03105 [1]

4 luni 3 saptamini si 2 ziile [4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days] 2007 ro Mungiu, Cristian Concorde 2645 [2]

Band's Visit, The [Bikur Ha-Tizmoret] 2007 isr Kolirin, Eran Xenix Film / Impuls 25059 [2]

Izgnanie [Изгнание / The Banishment / Le bannissement] 2007 rus, b, f Zvyagintsev, Andrej TF1 [2]

 

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