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December 29, 2008

100 Favourite Films

As part of some writing for 2009 I’m creating a few lists of films; especially lists of five or ten films that deal with specific themes like religious conflict, women in the workplace, third-culture childhood and spiritual expression through music. This naturally leads to the general question of “best films ever.” I’ve never sat down […]

As part of some writing for 2009 I’m creating a few lists of films; especially lists of five or ten films that deal with specific themes like religious conflict, women in the workplace, third-culture childhood and spiritual expression through music. This naturally leads to the general question of “best films ever.” I’ve never sat down to compile a list of 100 favourite films and, truth be told, it’s a hard task. The list below is a first draft and I would welcome comments, suggestions and ideas.

Aguirre: the Wrath of God
Alien
Basquiat
Before Night Falls
Ben Hur
The Big Lebowski
The Big Sleep
Blade Runner
Blow Up
Blue Velvet
The Blues Brothers
Breathless
Casablanca
Citizen Kane
Dancer In The Dark
Dark Victory
Do the Right Thing
Dr Strangelove
The Fountainhead
The Godfather
Gone With The Wind
Goodfellas
In The Mood For Love
The Lives Of Others
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Logan’s Run
Lost Highway
Love Actually
The Matrix
Monsoon Wedding
Network
Now Voyager
Om Shanti Om
The Omega Man
Patton
Primary Colors
Psycho
Random Harvest
The Shawshank Redemption
Solaris (original)
Solylent Green
Star Wars
The Third Man
The Thomas Crown Affair (remake)
Toy Story
12 Angry Men
Vertigo
Wall-E

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Shane 15 years ago

Hey Fernanado,

I’m looking forward to seeing the “third-culture childhood” list.

Thanks for your recent link to the Ruth van Reken post on Obama as a third culture kid. It was encouraging. I had a chance to hear her speak a couple of weeks ago and discovered she lives just an hour away from me. I’m hoping to meet her for a cup of coffee sometime in January to chat about a book I’d like to write on raising global kids.

Blessings,

Shane

Fernando Gros 15 years ago

Shane – thanks for the comments and keep us posted on your writing!

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