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The Sight & Sound Decadal Survey: Determining the Greatest Films of All Time
TLDR The Sight & Sound Decadal Survey, conducted every decade since 1952, ranks the greatest films of all time based on critics' top 10 lists. The 2022 survey revealed a reshuffling of the top ten films, with the 1975 Belgian film "Jean-Delman Ventois Qui du Comet, 1980 Bruxelles" becoming the first film directed by a woman to take the number one spot.
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The Sight & Sound Decadal Survey has been conducted every decade since 1952 to determine the greatest films of all time according to film professionals.
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The Sight & Sound Decadal Survey determines the greatest films of all time based on the number of times they appear on critics' top 10 lists, with the 1952 survey ranking "The Bicycle Thieves" as the number one film.
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In the 1952 survey, Citizen Kane just missed the list of greatest films, but in subsequent surveys it consistently ranked as the number one film.
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The 2022 Sight and Sound survey revealed a major reshuffling of the top ten films, with the 1975 Belgian film "Jean-Delman Ventois Qui du Comet, 1980 Bruxelles" taking the number one spot, making it the first film directed by a woman to be at the top of the list.
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The Sight and Sound director's list includes films such as Citizen Kane, Tokyo Story, and 2001: A Space Odyssey, and it shows that great movies are often not appreciated when they are first released and that there are very few box office hits on the list.
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Classical films, such as The Passion of Joan of Arc, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, The Red Shoes, Amelie, An American in Paris, and A Lion in Winter, are often overlooked and difficult to find, but they offer incredible performances, captivating stories, and a unique cinematic experience.
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The Criterion Channel is the best source for classic films, offering a dedicated section for the Sight and Sound list and a cheaper subscription than Netflix.
