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

[communicator.livejournal.com]

I bought that BBC4 set-top-box thing on Saturday, plugged it in and - Result! The Third Man was on. I had forgotten how briiliant it was. But I am so delighted to see Get Carter at the top there - literally my favourite film ever. Must post on my journal about this. Thanks for the pointer.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

BBC4 is fabulous. Where else would you get dramas like this:

The Manns
1923-1929: New drama series exploring the lives of German novelists Thomas, Heinrich and Klaus Mann. While Thomas subordinates his life to writing, the children grow up in a wealthy, liberal home.

Even if I don't watch it, it's good to know it's being transmitted.

Also, China Mieville is on The Book Show on Wednesday.

[communicator.livejournal.com]

I know I'm going to love it