The ten best films of 2012 according to Cahiers du cinema

Holy motors

The prestigious magazine on the seventh art Cahiers du cinema has released its list of the ten best films of the year, a list that is one of the most anticipated of each season.

«Holy motors»By Leos Carax is according to the French magazine the best film of the year 2012, although what is most surprising is seeing Francis Ford Coppola's latest film« Twixt »in third position, a film that has received many negative reviews.

French production «holy motors»By Leos Carax, winner of several awards at the last Sitges Film Festival, among them the one for best film, has been considered by Cahiers du cinema as the best film of this year.

As the second best film, the famous magazine has chosen the work of David Cronenberg «Cosmopolis«, A film that has not left anyone indifferent and that has obtained very positive reviews, but also many other negative ones.

Cosmopolis

Surprisingly, «Twitter»By Francis Ford Coppola is in third place on this list, something that is quite strange, especially because it has been criticized especially for its use of 3D.

The Cahiers du cinema list places in fourth, fifth and sixth position tied three films as different as the American ones «4:44 Last day on earth»By Abel Ferrara and«take shelter»By Jeff Nichols and the South Korean Hong Sang-Soo«in another country«.

Another Abel Ferrara film is the seventh ranked in this Top Ten, it is «go go tales«.

go go tales

The Portuguese winner of the Fipresci Prize and the Alfred Baueren Prize at the last Berlinale «Tabu»By Miguel Gomes is the eighth on the list.

The ninth place goes to the winner of the Golden Lion and the Signis Prize of the Venice Film Festival in 2011 «Faust»By Russian Alexander Sokurov.

And this more than interesting list closes the American film by Ira Sachs «Keep the lights on«, An independent film that was presented at the last Sundance Film Festival.

More information - Leos Carax's confusing 'Holy motors'

Source - cahiersducinema.com

Photo - digilander.libero.it


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