A list of films John Waters has referenced in his interviews, books, commentaries, and other work as influential to his career or that he is a fan of otherwise.
Includes all of the films ranked in his yearly 'Artforum: Best Of' year-end lists. (https://joeclark.org/dossiers/johnwaters.html)
This list is a work in progress, by no means a complete reference.
Cross referenced at
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls044203105/ (with JW quotes pertaining to each title)
2019 Cannes Film Festival:
- 1-21: In Competition
- 22-39: Un Certain Regard
- 40-44: Out of Competition
- 45-70: Directors' Fortnight
- 71-81: Critics' Week
- 82-91: Special Screenings
- 92-93: Midnight Screenings
- 94-104: Short Films Competition
- 105-121: Short Films Cinéfondation Selection
01–21 / competition
22–39 / un certain regard
40–44 / out of competition
45–57 / special screenings
58–59/ midnight screenings
60 / the last screening
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61 / quinzaine des réalisateurs: opening film
62–83 / quinzaine des réalisateurs
84–85 / quinzaine des réalisateurs: special screenings
86 / quinzaine des réalisateurs: closing film
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87 / semaine de la critique: opening film
88–94 / semaine de la critique: competition
95–96 / semaine de la critique: special screenings
97 / semaine de la critique: closing film
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Short and Medium Length Films
98–108 / short films competition
109–125 / cinéfondation selection
126–135 / quinzaine des réalisateurs: short films
136–145 / semaine de la critique: short films
146–150 / semaine de la critique: short films — specialscreening
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151–175 / cannes classics
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176–183 / cinéma de la plage
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184–192 / acid lineup
193–195 / acid trip #3: argentina
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Updated Jan 2022
Cahiers du Cinéma, (Notebooks on Cinema) is a French film magazine founded in 1951. Top 10 films chosen annually by the critics of Cahiers du Cinéma.
The history of the Cahiers is related to the Cinéma history, in particular because of a generation of enthusiasts who gave birth to the Nouvelle Vague. Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Éric Rohmer, Jacques Rivette, Claude Chabrol and many others wrote their first reviews before becoming filmmakers.
The magazine has picked its top ten films of the year, most years. Top ten films were not picked in the years 1952-1954, 1969-1980, and in the year 2003. Rankings can be viewed in my source list URL, or via the link provided in the comments section. In some cases, films tie for a certain spot in the yearly top 10; for example, 2012's #4 spot is tied between three films (consequently, there is no #5 or #6). Some directors definitely appear to be heavily preferred by those responsible for selecting the list.
This list does not include the special "best of 1990s" and "best of 2000s" decade lists, though most of those twenty films are included here. (The exceptions are David Lynch's TV show Twin Peaks on the 1990s list, and Gus Van Sant's Elephant, Abdellatif Kechiche's The Secret of the Grain, and Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds on the 2000s decade list.)
Other anomalies:
The TV show "24" tied for the #10 spot in 2002, along with Gus Van Sant's Gerry. Gerry also tied for #6 on the 2004 list.
A TV episode "Travolta et moi" (dir. Patricia Mazuy) from the show "Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge..." was selected as #6 in 1994. Claire Denis' episode "US Go Home" from the same series rated #9 in 1994.
Raul Ruiz's Les trois couronnes du matelot (Three Crowns of the Sailor) tied for #7 in 1983 and tied for #8 in 1982.
1968's #4 spot for Histoires extraordinaires is specifically for Federico Fellini's segment "Toby Damnit."
1965's #4 spot for Paris vu par... is specifically for the Jean Rouch episode.
1959's #3 spot was claimed by Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible. Since Part II was released in 1958, it is possible that the award was for Part II, but since my sources didn't specify a part and both parts may have been shown together, I have included Parts I & II in the list.
Love it or hate it, here it is...
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahiers_du_cin%C3%A9ma
Have you gotten thus far?
Movies I need to see
Un Certain Regard Award: The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão by Karim Aïnouz
Un Certain Regard Jury Prize: Fire Will Come by Oliver Laxe
Un Certain Regard Award for Best Director: Kantemir Balagov for Beanpole
Un Certain Regard Jury Award for Best Performance: Chiara Mastroianni for On a Magical Night
Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize:
- Albert Serra for Liberté
- Bruno Dumont for Joan of Arc
Coup de Cœur Award:
- A Brother's Love by Monia Chokri
- The Climb by Michael Angelo Covino
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