REVEALED: THE ILX TOP 100 FILMS OF THE 1960s IN CINERAMA!

68. The Trial
Orson Welles, 1963
POINTS: 94
VOTES: 4
#1’s: 1

COMMENTS:

“im all about the trial, though that may have something to do with the fact that i finished the book at about 1 am one night and then stayed up to watch the movie in a sort of weird dementia. i think it handles the sort of overtop visuals in a much better way, but theres more room for that because anything with kafka is going to be surreal and ridiculous.”

-- tom cleveland

67. Andrei Rublev
Andrei Tarkovsky, 1969
POINTS: 95
VOTES: 4
#1’s: 0

COMMENTS:

“Andrei Rublev- another wow! I saw Solaris beforehand, but this was much better. Tarkovsky works better when he isn't bound by a strong narrative, and this one delivered because of that. Kudos to the pagan fire scene, the opening balloon scene, the attack on Vladimir (and that burning bull!); awesome visuals. Also, the camerawork (the long sweeping arcs, the curiousity of it, the erratic overhead shots). Hard to take it all on the first viewing.”

-- mj

“Andrei Rublev, there's this one plan (no narrative role really) where Andrei and another monk are sitting in a tree in the rain, I have no real idea why this particular scene is so sad, but it is.”

-- daria g

Anthony Perkins said one of the first things Welles told him was "Joseph K is guilty as hell!" I like it more than his other '60s films; it's funny.

66. L’Avventura
Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960
POINTS: 100
VOTES: 4
#1’s: 0

COMMENTS?

65. Masculin Feminin
Jean-Luc Godard, 1966
POINTS: 101
VOTES: 4
#1’s: 1

COMMENTS:

“I thought Masculin-Feminin was brilliant and accessible, if you like the style. It's somewhat unconventional (though one of the best 'love' stories I recall seeing on-screen) in the camera's proximity - everyone's shot so tight, rarely more than a couple on-screen, there are zero establishing shots, very cinema-verite (I'd love to see the film Godard shot with Albert Maysles right before M-F).

Bonus points for having an amazing soundtrack (I doubt Chantal Goya's tracks from the film are available on CD). Check out the Rialto Pictures trailer (www.rialtopictures.com) - unrepresentative of the film itself but with one of Goya's songs.”

-- milozauckerman

64. For A Few Dollars More
Sergio Leone, 1965
POINTS: 102
VOTES: 5
#1’s: 0
COMMENTS:
“For a Few Dollars More. His part is brief, but unforgettable if you're a Kinski fan.”

-- Anthony

“Indio. What a good lad. Seriously, there’s something fascinating about Volonte’s portrayal of el bandito Indio – you can’t keep your eyes off The man. He’s a terrifying figurehead of violence and mania, capable of anything, in the Frank (Blue Velvet) mould. Also, Klaus mother-fucking Kinski! Ah, what joy – keep your eyes on his twitching lip when Van Cleef strikes a match off his hunch. One of the Top 10 scenes in cinema.”

--FIVE EIGHT

63. One, Two, Three
Billy Wilder, 1961
POINTS: 105
VOTES: 4
#1’s: 1

COMMENTS:

“One Two Three is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen, mostly due to James Cagney (who is fuckin' amazing). His last leading role, and his last movie for 20 years until Ragtime.”

-- Gear!

62. Tokyo Drifter
Seijun Suzuki, 1966
POINTS: 105
VOTES: 6
#1’s: 0

COMMENTS:

“the suit in "tokyo drifter" deserves a best supporting actor lifetime achievement award.”

-- Fritz Wollner

“Tokyo Drifter. Fucking GREBT or whatever the kids are saying these days.”

-- Tom Millar

61. To Kill A Mockingbird
Robert Mulligan, 1962
POINTS: 107
VOTES: 8
#1’s: 1

COMMENTS:

“everybody: listen to elmer bernstein's to kill a mockingbird musical score next time you're insomniac. it's guaranteed to put you to sleep with lovely dreams ( as it did last night for me) and keep you out for 6-8 hours.”

-- Remy

“To Kill A Mockingbird: Movie is just as good as the book.”

-- JM

60. Woman In The Dunes
Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964
POINTS: 108
VOTES: 6
#1’s: 0

COMMENTS?

59. Blow-Up
Michelangelo Antonioni, 1966
POINTS: 108
VOTES: 7
#1’s: 0

“Blow-Up--the scene with the girls & the rack of clothes--incredibly uncomfortable, but also hot as anything.”

-- Douglas

“If you mean their scene in "Blow Up," it's pretty cool. My take on it is that Antonioni didn't get rock 'n' roll at all -- he liked it (or maybe hated it, can't tell) because it was noisy and (he thought) angry, and he filmed the scene that way. A bunch of swinging London types standing around like zombies, being bombarded by this crazy white noise. But of course, the Yardbirds weren't just noisy and angry, they were also fun, and they were tapped into a whole blues thing that (I'm guessing) just completely went over Antonoioni's head. So you get this weird scene where the music is being presented one way by the filmmaker and a totally different way by the band actually playing it.”

-- Jesse Fox

“Well, I can only speak for myself -- as I know lots of people think the film is just pretentious and hollow -- but I'm just a fan of the whole thing. On the one hand, I'm a rampant Anglophile, so I love the film's depiction of mid-60's "Swinging" London. On the other, I find the sequence depicting the photographer's gradual deduction of events to be absolutely chilling and masterful. There's also just a creepy vibe that permeates through the whole film that I just love....so much silence and strageness. Is there a lot of filler in the film? I think so -- to my mind lots of time wasted establishing what an arrogant prick the photographer is (which could've been easily been established with a bit of editing) and the whole mime thing is a bit heavy handed, but for the passages wherein Vanessa Redgrave and her unfortunate lover are stalked through the park, CLASSIC.

Also the scene in the nightclub with the Yardbirds is fucking amazing.

Anyway, that's why I like it. I still want to go on a pilgrimage to Marion Park in London to visit the locale (also the sight of the rarely-seen video for the Stranglers' cover of "Walk On By").”

-- Alex in NYC

58. Yellow Submarine
George Dunning, 1968
POINTS: 109
VOTES: 6
#1’s: 0

COMMENTS:

“There’s something about the stereotype of the 60’s that I find hugely
compelling and attractive. Hardly surprising then, that I rather like
the whimsy daydream feel of this movie and I mean, it is absolutely
stunning to look at. The music is my favourite period fab four and some of the
ingenuity of the animation and characters is just gorgeous. I particularly like
those tall chaps who drop apples on people. Now is that a plug or a dig?”

--FIVE EIGHT

57. Le Jetee
Chris Marker, 1962
POINTS: 110
VOTES: 5
#1’s: 0

COMMENTS?

56. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
John Ford, 1962
POINTS: 114
VOTES: 6
#1’s: 0

COMMENTS?

That Japanese bird's pretty hot too.

You know, I still get nervous about getting off a train that I'm due to travel on, before it departs, in case it leaves without me and Julie Christie is on it.

Folks who complain about Stewart's and Wayne's 50something age in the main narrative of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance are from the "Vertigo is implausible" school. Often lawyers, I find. Perhaps the best 'career summation' by a major filmmaker.

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55. Contempt
Jean-Luc Godard, 1963
POINTS: 120
VOTES: 7
#1’s: 0

COMMENTS:

“Excellent. The argument in the living room is gripping. The third act is -- somewhat incomprehensible, but good.”
-- Remy

“Contempt: Sex, sun, sea and twisted automobiles. We've got Brigitte Bardot, Odysseus, Fritz Lang, Jack Palance, and the Casa Malaparte. Cinematic heroin.”
-- -8-(*_*)-8-

“Don't ever watch Contempt with a significant other, this is a bad mistake myself and others I know have made.”
-- slutsky

54. The Pink Panther
Blake Edwards, 1963
POINTS: 120
VOTES: 8
#1’s: 0

COMMENTS?

53. Shoot The Piano Player
Francois Truffaut, 1960
POINTS: 121
VOTES: 5
#1’s: 0

COMMENTS:

“I personally love Tirez Sur La Pianiste.”
-- Nordicskillz

“Truffaut’s finest, funniest, and perhaps even saddest film. Charlie’s fight with his boss in the alley is one of the best scenes in all of the new wave.”
--General Doinel

52. Cool Hand Luke
Stuart Rosenberg, 1967
POINTS: 123
VOTES: 6
#1’s: 0

COMMENTS?

51. Help!
Richard Lester, 1965
POINTS: 123
VOTES: 7
#1’s: 1

COMMENTS:

“For "Ticket to Ride" and "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," two of the greatest videos ever made.”
-- Phil Dellio

50. Breakfast At Tiffany’s
Blake Edwards, 1961
POINTS: 124
VOTES: 7
#1’s: 0

COMMENTS?

Eleanor Bron's 2nd appearance! (The Yo La Tengo line quoted by Ken is about Help!)

Luke is good star heroism, too much Christ imagery.

I like first-rate Franz Planer/Philip Lathrop, Martin Balsam, Henry Mancini and 171 E. 71st St.