My Favorite Films
Here's a list of my favorite films (not ranked; simply in alphabetical order by director's last name, then chronological order). I consider this different from my list of the greatest films ever made. These are simply the films I love most, the ones I would take to an island with me if ever I were to be marooned there for life. Here goes…
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- DirectorVittorio De SicaFederico FelliniMario MonicelliStarsAnita EkbergSophia LorenRomy SchneiderInspired by Boccaccio's novellas, each episode focuses on sex, love and seduction in Italy in the 1960s, an era of economic growth and major cultural changes.
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardUgo GregorettiPier Paolo PasoliniStarsRosanna SchiaffinoBruce BalabanMaria Pia SchiaffinoFour short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life.
- DirectorMauro BologniniVittorio De SicaPier Paolo PasoliniStarsSilvana ManganoAnnie GirardotFrancisco RabalFive short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society.
- DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniStarsEleonora Rossi DragoGabriele FerzettiFranco FabriziA young woman returns to her hometown of Turin to set up a new fashion salon and gets involved with a troubled woman and her three wealthy friends.
- DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniStarsGabriele FerzettiMonica VittiLea MassariA woman disappears during a Mediterranean boating trip. During the search, her lover and her best friend become attracted to each other.
- DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniStarsJeanne MoreauMarcello MastroianniMonica VittiA day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship.
- DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniStarsMonica VittiRichard HarrisCarlo ChionettiIn an industrial area, unstable Giuliana attempts to cope with life by starting an affair with a co-worker at the plant her husband manages.
- DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniStarsDavid HemmingsVanessa RedgraveSarah MilesA fashion photographer unknowingly captures a death on film after following two lovers in a park.
- DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniStarsMark FrechetteDaria HalprinPaul FixAt a time of chronic civil unrest in late 1960s America, a young idealist and an anthropology student cross paths at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley, California. They start an unrestrained relationship by making love on the dusty terrain.
- DirectorGabriel AxelStarsStéphane AudranBodil KjerBirgitte FederspielDuring the late 19th century, a strict religious community in a Danish village takes in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian War as a servant to the late pastor's daughters.
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsWarner BaxterBebe DanielsGeorge BrentWhen the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsJames CagneyJoan BlondellRuby KeelerChester Kent struggles against time, romance, and a rival's spy to produce spectacular live "prologues" for movie houses.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBarbro KollbergBirger MalmstenGösta CederlundYoung love confronts stupidity and boredom of society.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsDoris SvedlundBirger MalmstenEva HenningA film director tries to create the best film in history, but finds out that human abilities have their limits.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsEva HenningBirger MalmstenBirgit TengrothA needy couple in a bad marriage travel back to Stockholm after a trip to Italy. Meanwhile, a widow resists seductions from two different persons - her psychiatrist and a lesbian friend.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsEva DahlbeckGunnar BjörnstrandYvonne LombardAfter a 15-year marriage, the spouses are going to divorce, but suddenly find out that their feelings have not vanished yet.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsEva DahlbeckHarriet AnderssonGunnar BjörnstrandTwo different women - a young photo model and her boss - dream about a happy life with beloved men. Their dreams are as different as they are.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsUlla JacobssonEva DahlbeckHarriet AnderssonIn Sweden at the turn of the century, members of the upper class and their servants find themselves in a romantic tangle that they try to work out amidst jealousy and heartbreak.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowGunnar BjörnstrandBengt EkerotA knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsNaima WifstrandJullan KindahlMax von SydowHerr Sleeman kommer (Mr. Sleeman Is Coming) is a 1917 one-act play by the Swedish author Hjalmar Bergman. The main character is an orphaned young woman who is about to be married off to an unappealing but rich old man, Mr. Sleeman, at the instigation of her aunts who have taken charge of her. Bergman infuses the situation with overtones of rueful pessimism concerning life in general.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsVictor SjöströmBibi AnderssonIngrid ThulinAfter living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowIngrid ThulinGunnar BjörnstrandA traveling magician and his assistants are persecuted by authorities in Sweden of the 19th century. Their capture, however, didn't bring victory to those in power.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsHarriet AnderssonGunnar BjörnstrandMax von SydowRecently released from a mental hospital, Karin rejoins her emotionally disconnected family in their island home, only to slip from reality as she begins to believe she is being visited by God.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsIngrid ThulinGunnar BjörnstrandGunnel LindblomA small-town priest struggles with his faith.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBibi AnderssonLiv UllmannMargaretha KrookA nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.