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8/18/2019 Top 50 Films of 2000
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The Headless Woman (dir. Lucrecia Martel)
A brilliant, disturbing film from Argentina about guilt, denial and the return of the repressed.
A woman from Buenos Aires’s upper-middle classes hits something or someone in her car. An
enigmatic coverup begins.
uperbl! controlled " #ourdes
Lourdes (dir. Jessica Hausner)
uperbl! controlled m!sterious film about a !oung woman with $ pla!ed b! !lvie Testud
who visits #ourdes with a church group e%pecting onl! a spiritual miracle. But who knows&
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'pa(ue " amson and )elilah. Photograph* +verette%
Samson and Delilah (dir. Warwick Thornton)
A love stor! of the most challenging and opa(ue kind between two Aboriginal or ndigenous
Australians* amson and )elilah. Both are living painful lives of povert! and vulnerabilit!,
but somehow their love, or companionship, or simple solidarit! in the face of life’s woes
allows them to carr! on.
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Fearless " Four #ions. Photograph* +verette%
#our Lions (dir. $hris Morris)
1hris $orris, reliabl! fearless and brilliant, tackles the most difficult social issue head-on.
3is comed! is about slamic suicide bombers in Britain, a topic skewered with an absolute
lack of political correctness or timidit!.
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4o!ous " To! tor! 5. Photograph* Allstar6alt )isne!Pi%arportsphoto
To% Stor% & (dir. Lee 'nkrich)
The last and arguabl! the greatest of the To! tories 7 and the moment at which the modern
golden age of animation appeared to come to an end. t is a 8o!ous, heartrending parable of
sa!ing goodb!e to one’s childhood 7 and accepting that one’s children will grow up and growawa!.
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2ripping " The $aid. Photograph* +verette%
The Maid (dir. Seastin Sil*a)
A gripping satirical thriller from 1hile’s ebasti9n ilva. A maid who is patronised and
ignored b! the famil! who emplo! her graduall! turns against them. A movie to compare with
#ose!’s The ervant.
)eranged " +nter the :oid
+nter the oid (dir. ,asar o/)
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A magnificentl! deranged displa! of delirum from the great enfant terrible of French cinema*
stroboscopic, hallucinator! and /ubrickian, it is a 8ourne! into a drugg!, neon-lit hell, and
reall! has to be seen on the big screen.
+0hiition (dir. Joanna Ho!!)
4oanna 3ogg is an artist and film-maker who challenges her audiences with her calm, deep-
focus ga;e. +%hibition is a fascinating e%periment in cine-portraiture, with links to achel6hiteread and )avid 3ockne!. :iv Albertine and #iam 2illick pla! an artist couple who live
in a handsome modernist house that is now associated with some m!sterious trauma.
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)reamlike "
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Tense " 3ow +nded This ummer
How 5 +nded This Summer (dir. Alekse% 3oo!reski%)
A tense, m!sterious dramatic two-hander from ussia* two men on an isolated meteorological
research station in the ussian arctic find themselves in an unbearable situation. t’s a movie
that deserves to be better known.
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uperlative " The Four easons
Le 6uattro olte7 or the #our Seasons (dir. Michelan!elo
#rammartino)
A superlative, almost wordless film from tal!. An old shepherd in 1alabria tends his flock of
goats> the sun rises and sets> the animals roam> the shadows move. A film to melt the heart.
1ridesmaids (dir. 3aul #ei!)1o-writer and star /risten 6iig gave mainstream audiences a funn! feminist alternative to
girl!-simper! romcoms with this uproarious movie about all the status-env! and rivalr!
involved in getting married.
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1lassic " A eparation. Photograph* portsphotoAllstar
A Searation (dir. As!har #arhadi)
6ith this ranian drama, Asghar Farhadi established himself as an auteur in the tradition of
Antonioni and 3aneke 7 and his film looks increasingl! like a classic. 6hen an unhapp!
couple break up, the fracture e%poses the fault-lines of ranian societ!. $asterl!.
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hapsod! " The Tree of #ife. Photograph* portsphotoAllstar
The Tree o8 Li8e (dir. Terrence Malick)
The reclusive master emerged from his long period of silence with this colossal rhapsod! of
cosmic images and dramatic themes which some found indulgent and others compelling.
Brad Pitt gives a great performance as the stern ?@s Te%an father.
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)ream! fear " /ill #ist
Kill List (dir. 1en Wheatle%)
Ben 6heatle! was a new British talent who broke out in the previous decade, moving from
obscurit! to a powerful position in British cinema. 3is /ill #ist is disturbingl! unclassifiable*
a horror-comed! in a dream! arthouse-realist st!le, overlaid with dream! fear.
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emarkable " Poetr!. Photograph* +verette%
3oetr% (dir. Lee $han!-don!)
A remarkable meditation on ageing and memories from /orean auteur #ee 1hang-dong. A
delicate, sh! si%t!something finds that in the evening of her life she must bear a terrible
burden* her troubled teen grandson has disgraced the famil! and she finds herself suffering
from memor! loss. A beautifull! acted piece of work.
Wutherin! Hei!hts (dir. Andrea Arnold)
This visceral and challenging adaptation of +mil! Bront’s novel divided opinion at the time,
but its sheer audacit! is thrilling. t has a pre-literar! realit!* it looks like the raw series of
events on which the book might have been based.
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uperb " $argaret. Photograph* portsphotoAllstar
Mar!aret (dir. Kenneth Loner!an)
#onergan achieved cult status with this superb personal drama starring Anna Pa(uin. t
reached the screen after !ears of studio wrangling, while a grassroots social-media campaign
got it a wide cinema release. 0ow it looks like a modern classic.
)eepl! moving " )reams of a #ife
Dreams o8 a Li8e (dir. $arol Morle%)
1arol $orle! established herself as one of Britain’s most e%citing new talents with this
deepl! moving documentar!* a stud! of modern loneliness, centring on the m!ster! of a
!oung woman whose dead bod! la! undiscovered in a council flat for three !ears.
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ilent tribute " The Artist. Photograph* +PA
The Artist (dir. Michel Ha9ana*icius)
A wonderful tribute to the age of silent cinema, itself silent and in black-and-white, starring
4ean )u8ardin as a )ouglas Fairbanks-st!le star who can’t adapt to the talkies. The movie had
something to sa!, b! implication, about modern media adapting to the web.
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Touching stud! " Amour. Photograph* portsphotoAllstar
Amour (dir. Michael Haneke)
The great Austrian film-maker brought a kind of moral grandeur to bear on this almost
unbearabl! moving and touching stud! of an ageing couple, pla!ed b! 4ean-#ouis Trintignant
and +mmanuelle iva, who face hard choices when one suffers a stroke.
The Master (dir. 3aul Thomas Anderson)
Paul Thomas Anderson got one of the greatest performances from the late Philip e!mour
3offman in this m!sterious and mesmeric stud!, a fictional variation of the life of # on
3ubbard, founder of dianetics.
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$a8estic " #eviathan
Le*iathan (dir. Andrei :*%a!intse*)
v!agintsev is the pre-eminent ussian director, and this film is a ma8estic and commanding
indictment of the ussian Putinstan* a perfect storm of reactionar! clerics, c!nical law!ers
and gangster-rich politicians.
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iveting " 'nce
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1ourageous " This s 0ot A Film
This 5s ot a #ilm (dir. Ja8ar 3anahi)
This courageous documentar! is a sami;dat document about the ranian government’s (uasi-
oviet attempt to (uash artist dissidents. )irector and pro-democrac! activist 4afar Panahi has
been sub8ect to a C@-!ear ban on film-making* this film about his life had to be smuggled out
of the countr!.
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toner fantas! " Ted. Photograph* portsphotoAllstar
Ted (dir. Seth Mac#arlane)
eth $acFarlane disgraced himself with a clownish turn at the 'scars. +ven before this, his
stoner fantas! comed! Ted got some grump! reactions from broadsheet critics, but it is ver!
funn!* a misanthropic stud! of kidulthood, about a gu! whose tedd! bear grew up with him.
The ,reat 1eaut% (dir. 3aolo Sorrentino)
Dearning, plangent, superbl! and distinctivel! directed and shot, Paolo orrentino’s love
letter to ome stars Toni ervillo as the ageing man about town who realises that he is
reaching the end of the high life.
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tartling " The Act of /illing. Photograph* )rafthouse Films +E
The Act o8 Killin! (dir. Joshua ;enheimer)
This documentar! is about the ageing generation of killers and gangsters who enforced
uharto’s brutal anti-communist rule in GH@s ndonesia. tartlingl! and controversiall!,
'ppenheimer persuaded the unrepentant killers to re-stage their crimes in the st!le of old
movies* a $aratade nightmare of t!rann!.
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Famil! drama " 6ish. Photograph* portsphotoAllstar
5 Wish (dir. Hiroka9u Kore-eda)
The spirit of ';u and famil! drama is revived in this lovel!, delicate movie from the 4apanese
master /ore-eda* two nine-!ear-old brothers are forced to live apart when their parents split,
taking one son each. The children plot to be reunited in a movie to melt the heart.
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)evastatingl! impressive " The elfish 2iant
The Sel8ish ,iant (dir. $lio 1arnard)
1lio Barnard followed her e%perimental Iverbatim cinemaJ drama-doc The Arbor with a
devastatingl! impressive, conventional movie in the poetic, social-realist vein 7 a modern
variation on the 'scar 6ilde short stor!. Two kids bring stolen goods to a scrap-metal dealer
in the unenchanted garden of his !ard.
1lue Jasmine (dir. Wood% Allen)
4ust when the world had written him off, or professed themselves too disgusted with
allegations about his private life, 6ood! Allen came back with one of his best films, starring
1ate Blanchett as the socialite forced to come to terms with povert!.
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dealism " Blue s the 6armest 1olour. Photograph* portsphotoAllstar
1lue 5s the Warmest $olour (dir. Adellati8 Kechiche)
A movie rocket-fuelled with passion, se%, idealism and !outh. AdKle +%archopoulos and #La
e!dou% pla! two !oung women whose love stor! becomes a traged! as one outgrows the
other.
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Artistr! " 6inter of )iscontent
Winter o8 Discontent (dir. 5rahim el-1atout)
There is remarkable techni(ue and artistr!, as well as raw anger, in this compelling movie
about the C@ uprising in +g!pt and Tahrir (uare. Arguabl! the best feature about the much
debated Arab spring.
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)i;;!ing " )8ango
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Addictive " Fro;en. Photograph* )isne!+verette%
#ro9en (dirs. $hris 1uck7 Jenni8er Lee)
Families with daughters find that the! are pla!ing the ):) over and over and over again.
This )isne! musical based on The now Mueen was an animation in the classic st!le, with
the most addictivel! hummable original tunes we’ve heard at the movies for ages. 6hat a 8o!.
=> "ears a Sla*e (dir. Ste*e Mc6ueen)
Tarantino gave us a black comed!> Britain’s teve $cMueen directed a traged! based on
olomon 0orthup’s memoir and changed the wa! slaver! is commemorated and debated in
America. A great performance from 1hiwetel +8iofor.
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Pungent " nside #lew!n )avis. Photograph* portsphotoAllstar
5nside Llew%n Da*is (dirs. Joel and +than $oen)
)espite a growing suspicion that I#lew!nJ is a 6elsh name the! invented or misheard, the
1oens’ stud! of a middling pre-)!lan wannabe in the GH@s 0ew Dork folk scene is pungent,
beautifull! acted and unmissable.
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crewball " The 2rand Budapest 3otel. Photograph* +verett 1ollectione%
The ,rand 1udaest Hotel (dir. Wes Anderson)
6es Anderson had a
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Tarantino-es(ue " A Touch of in Photograph* P
A Touch o8 Sin (dir. Jia :han!-ke)
4ia hang-ke is a 1hinese director known for his (uietist, contemplative work. This film
Noriginal title* 3eavenl!O is a startling change of form* an angr!, ultraviolent, almost
Tarantino7es(ue blast at modern 1hina’s obsession with mone!.
1o%hood (dir. 2ichard Linklater)
f had to choose 8ust one, it would be this* a film to inspire love. #inklater contrives a
remarkable, rigorous time-lapse stud! of a bo! growing to manhood over C !ears. ublime.
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tate of grace " 0orte, +nd of 3istor!
orte7 the +nd o8 Histor% (dir. La* Dia9)
From the modern Philippines comes this stunning, epic, and distinctivel! spiritual new
version of )ostoevsk!’s 1rime and Punishment, about an innocent man taking the rap for a
crime committed b! someone else 7 and entering a state of grace denied to the real culprit.
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A world of rapture and pain " da
5da (dir. 3awel 3awlikowski)
t ma! have a short running time, but it encases a whole world of m!ster!, histor!, rapture
and pain. A !oung woman about to become a nun in GH@s Poland discovers she was born
4ewish and 7 in the compan! of a depressed, drunk 8udge 7 sets off on a 8ourne! to discover
the truth.
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2ame! " $r Turner
Mr Turner (dir. Mike Lei!h)
A rich, ripe and positivel! game! late masterpiece from $ike #eigh, and also from Timoth!
pall, pla!ing the painter 4$6 Turner in his final !ears. $oving and visuall! ravishing.
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3ell;apoppin’ " Birdman.
1irdman (dir. Ale