Top 25 Films

I have personally never been a huge fan of lists, as I believe much is predicated on mood and feeling at that given point in time.  I believe ones taste in cinema is constantly evolving as one dives deeper and deeper into the medium, making it hard to create a definitive favorite film list.   That being said, with the latest list craze, including Sound and Sight's recent greatest films discussion, I have decided to submit my Top 25 Favorite Films List as it would stand today.  Note that order hardly matters after the top 5.   Limit one film per director.

UNDER THE SUN OF SATAN  (Maurice Pialat, 1987)
 
 
 

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THE AFFAIR  (Yoshishige Yoshida, 1967)

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ANGST (Gerald Kargl, 1983)

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HANGOVER SQUARE (John Brahm, 1945)

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THE BEEKEEPER (Theodoros Angelopoulos, 1986)

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MOONRISE (Frank Borzage, 1948)

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DEATH BY HANGING  (Nagisa Ôshima, 1968)

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SATAN'S BREW (Rainer Werner Fassbinder,  1976)

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THE END OF CIVILIZATION (Piotr Szulkin, 1981)

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PORTRAIT OF JENNIE (William Dieterle,  1948)

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SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS (Sergei Parajonov, 1965)

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ANDREI RUBLEV (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966)

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LE LIT DE LA VIEGE (Philippe Garrel, 1969)

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HOUSE OF BAMBOO (Samuel Fuller, 1955)

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THE CRANES ARE FLYING (Mikhail Kalatozov, 1957)

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THROWAWAY YOUR BOOKS, RALLY IN THE STREETS (Shuji Terayama, 1971)

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VIOLENT VIRGIN (Koji Wakamatsu, 1969)

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BLIND BEAST (Yasuzo Masumura, 1969)

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MENILMONTANT (Dimitri Kirsanoff, 1926)

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LOVE STREAMS (John Cassavetes, 1984)

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SCARLET STREET (Fritz Lang, 1945)

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L'ANGE (Patrick Bokanowski, 1983)

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ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (Luchino Visconti, 1960)

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COLORADO TERRITORY (Raoul Walsh, 1949)

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BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (John Carpenter, 1986)

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