Top 10 British Films

[altariel]

communicator will be pleased, I hope, to see that Get Carter has topped a poll of 25 film critics of best British films. I was pleased to see A Matter of Life and Death come second, and made this icon in honour of my favourite film.

The top ten was:

1. Get Carter


2. A Matter of Life and Death


3. Trainspotting


4. The Third Man


5. Life of Brian


6. The Wicker Man


7. Kind Hearts and Coronets


8. Lawrence of Arabia


9. From Russia With Love


10. Naked

I personally don't think Trainspotting deserves to be so high and certainly not ahead of The Third Man, although it's possible I'm affected by a brilliant documentary we saw last night on BBC4 about the making of The Third Man. Still, I think it would be my own preferred film about illegal drugs set in a blighted urban wasteland.

Comments

[kathyh]

If it was me devising the list I think A Matter of Life and Death would be top and Kind Hearts and Coronets and Lawrence of Arabia would definitely be higher. Love the icon!

I'm glad The Third Man documentary was good. We forgot to record it but fortunately BBC4 is very kindly giving us another opportunity to do so. I do like channels that give idiots like us second chances and repeat things!

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I don't tire of A Matter of Life and Death. It is a beautiful, visionary film.

The documentary is very good, and hurray for BBC4 repeats!