Press release from SBS
Whether you’re a die-hard film fanatic, a wannabe critic or a casual cinema-goer, everyone has a to-do list of foreign films they haven’t seen. This November World Movies has the answer – dedicating an entire weekend to the most acclaimed and most loved films from around the world. See the modern masterpieces and cinematic classics you’ve always planned to, and participate by voting for your favourites on the World Movies website.
Covering nearly 100 years of cinema, the 25 Films You Must See Before You Die are the award-winning films and the cult favourites that every cinema-lover should see.
The countdown is set to include work from directors such as Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini and Pedro Almodovar, and acclaimed cult favourites such as Amelie, Breathless and Cinema Paradiso. If you’ve never seen the likes of Metropolis, 8 ½, The Seven Samurai and other masterpieces – now is your chance.
Visit the World Movies website from 9am Monday 31st October to select your favourite film of all time, and your vote will help shape the countdown. Then tune in over the weekend, beginning Friday 18th November at 8:30pm, to see which films Australia have decided are the top world movies. The number 1 film will screen Sunday night after 8pm.
Every time you vote you go in the draw to win all 25 films on DVD – an essential addition to any collection – along with a brand new SONY Bravia 3D TV to watch them on. The ballot will be open for two weeks and closes Monday 14th November at 9am. Visit the World Movies website – http://worldmovies.com.au/highlights/25-films-voting – to place your vote.
The top 25 films include:
· The Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman (Sweden, 1957)
· Amelie by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (France, 2001)
· In The Mood For Love by Wong Kar-Wai (Hong Kong, 2000)
· Y Tu Mama Tambien by Alfonso Cuaron (Mexico, 2001)
· The Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa ( Japan, 1954)
· Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders (Germany, 1987)
· Ring by Hideo Nakata (Japan, 1998)
· City of God by Fernando Meirelles (Brazil, 2002)
· Three Colours: Blue by Krzysztof KieÅ›lowski (France, 1993)
· Jules et Jim by François Truffaut (France, 1962)
· Mon Oncle by Jacques Tati (France, 1958)
· Life Is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni (Italy, 1997)
· Run Lola Run by Tom Twyker (Germany, 1998)
· Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Ang Lee (China, 2000)
· Das Boot by Wolfgang Petersen (Germany, 1981)
· Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Pedro Almodovar (Spain, 1988)
· Metropolis by Fritz Lang (Germany, 1927)
· Cinema Paradiso by Giuseppe Tornatore (Italy, 1988)
· The Bicycle Thief by Vittorio di Sica (Italy, 1948)
· 8 ½ by Federico Fellini (Italy, 1963)
· Les Enfants Du Paradis by Marcel Carne (France, 1945)
· La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini (Italy, 1960)
· The Rules of the Game by Jean Renoir (France, 1939)
· Breathless by Jean Luc Goddard (France, 1960)
· Belle De Jour by Luis Buñuel (France, 1967)
World Movies is available on Foxtel and Austar (Channel 430).