British magazine Sight and Sound has revealed its poll of the 100 greatest films of the time, with Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman’s 1975 drama ‘Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’ at the top spot. Unveiled in 1952, the magazine releases the poll once every decade. This year’s ballot was organized with 1639 participating critics, programmers, curators, archivists and academics who each submit their top 10 ballots.
This year, the list features one Indian film - Satyajit Ray’s ‘Pather Panchali’ at the 35th spot. The magazine says, "Pather Panchali announced the arrival of a humanistic, Calcutta-centred Indian art cinema, distinct from the commercial product of Bollywood. Among the film’s intensely memorable moments is a scene in which Apu (Subir Banerjee) and his sister run through a paddy field to catch a glimpse of a passing train.”
Additionally, some of the most recent releases to have found a place on the list include most recent additions being Celine Sciamma’s ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ (2019), Barry Jenkins’ ‘Moonlight’ (2016), Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ (2019), and Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ (2017).
