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Sight and Sound Critics and Director Polls

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

And speaking of movie polls, here’s the 2002 Sight and Sound Top Ten Critics poll, with many of the usual suspects (Citizen Kane, The Godfather, The Rules of the Game, etc.) on display in the top ten. It (and the longer list of films receiving votes) is long on French art films and short on crowd-pleasers, even those (like The Shawshank Redemption) with a fair amount of critical acclaim.

I’m somewhat surprised to find Vertigo ranked second, as (IMHO) it’s not even Hitchcock’s best film (I’d put Rear Window, and possibly one or two others, above it).

There’s also a Top Ten List compiled by directors (and another longer list), which is slightly different.