3 Hungarian films among the greatest films of the 21st century
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Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu shared the article of BBC Culture in which the Brits enlist the 100 greatest films of the 21st century based on the decision of 177 film critics. Amazingly, 3 visual works of art made by Hungarians can be found on the list!
After compiling a list lining up the 100 greatest American films and facing the result that only 6 films made it to the list that were created in the current century the editors of BBC Culture decided to take a closer look at the film industry, and try to find all the masterpieces that were, broadly speaking, made recently.
177 film critics “from every continent except Antarctica” responded and contributed to the making of the list. The respected professionals included reviewers working for newspapers or magazines, or websites, but “academics and cinema curators [were] well-represented too”.
Also, keep in mind that the year of 2000 was exceptionally included in the observation, even though the BBC was aware of “2001 [being] mathematically the start of the century… but the year 2000 was a landmark in global cinema…”, therefore, it strongly required inclusion.
After the critics submitted their choices and the list was done BBC Culture released it proudly, showing that “cinema isn’t dying [but] evolving… [because] the new classics on this list are destined to become old classics”.
The very first and thus the greatest film of the 21st century was chosen to be Mulholland Drive, directed by David Lynch in 2001. It was followed by the work of director Wong Kar-wai In the Mood for Love, made in 2000, while Paul Thomas Anderson and his 2007 film There Will Be Blood was awarded with the third place.
Importantly for the people of Hungary, 3 films directed by Hungarians were found worthy to be listed. László Nemes’ Oscar-winning Son of Saul, made in 2015, gained another nice reward as it was regarded to be the 34th greatest film.