My Favourite Films of 2007
Submitted by rkrahn on Mon, 01/07/2008 - 05:12
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- 10. Zodiac - David Fincher
- 9. Knocked Up - Judd Apatow
- 8. Michael Clayton - Tony Gilroy
- 7. Control - Anton Corbijn
- 6. Dans L'Obscurité (Darkness) - Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne
- 5. Ne Touchez Pas La Hache - Jacques Rivette
- 4. No Country for Old Men - Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
- 3. Europa 2005 - 27 Octobre - Jean-Marie Straub & Daniele Huillet
- 2. Bourne Ultimatum - Paul Greengrass
- 1. California Dreamin' (Endless) - Christian Nemescu
If last year was the year of the documentaries for me (The Ister and When the Levees Break both ranking high on my top 10) this year is the year of duos with 3 of 10 films coming from two person teams (No Country, Europa, and Darkness). While I was less than enthusiastic about Battle in Heaven, I'd be very surprised if Silent Light (a story about infidelity in a Mexican Mennonite community that is apparently a revamp of Dreyer's Ordet), when I eventually get to see it, doesn't rank with the best of 2007. The disappointments of the year were Andrey Zyvagintsev's The Banishment, two large steps back from his formidable debut, The Return, and Monte Hellman's short, Stanley's Girlfriend (although a friend, well-versed in the work of Monte Hellman, ranks this with the best of the year, so I wouldn't discourage anyone from checking it out).