Truffaut or Tarantino? Leone or Lynch? Fellini or Ford? Why »or«? – Which films are the
greatest of all time? The answer is definitely open to dispute. It depends on your personal
taste. Do you prefer timeless classics or spectacular blockbusters, sophisticated art house
films or revolutionary iconoclasms, political message movies or tearjerkers, chary chamber
plays or colorful costume dramas? An »objective« glance at movie history – what could that
look like? Maybe like this ebook. It presents a »list to end all lists«. By analyzing every
important ranking from the last ten years, Frank Schnelle and Andreas Thiemann have
compiled their own meta-ranking which accomplishes the feat of reconciling all factions.
Each title is introduced with a short and concise text describing the film’s unique qualities
and its historic value. In addition, there is a ranking of the 100 best directors and, as ebook
bonus material, the complete ranking with the 1,088 titles from all of the analyzed lists.
»The 100 Greatest Movies of All Time« offers film buffs an exciting, entertaining and
insightful read. Newcomers will find a perfect starting point for a journey through movie
history, while, for the advanced fanatic, »the meta-list provides the ideal basis for
passionate discussions«. (Der Spiegel)
greatest of all time? The answer is definitely open to dispute. It depends on your personal
taste. Do you prefer timeless classics or spectacular blockbusters, sophisticated art house
films or revolutionary iconoclasms, political message movies or tearjerkers, chary chamber
plays or colorful costume dramas? An »objective« glance at movie history – what could that
look like? Maybe like this ebook. It presents a »list to end all lists«. By analyzing every
important ranking from the last ten years, Frank Schnelle and Andreas Thiemann have
compiled their own meta-ranking which accomplishes the feat of reconciling all factions.
Each title is introduced with a short and concise text describing the film’s unique qualities
and its historic value. In addition, there is a ranking of the 100 best directors and, as ebook
bonus material, the complete ranking with the 1,088 titles from all of the analyzed lists.
»The 100 Greatest Movies of All Time« offers film buffs an exciting, entertaining and
insightful read. Newcomers will find a perfect starting point for a journey through movie
history, while, for the advanced fanatic, »the meta-list provides the ideal basis for
passionate discussions«. (Der Spiegel)
