Directors BFI Tournament - The Greatest BRITISH films (1 Viewer)

[Bill McA]

abstain - no Going
Brazil
The Ruling Class
Eyes Wide Shut

 

[SteveGon]

Hope and Glory
Brazil
The Ruling Class
Black Narcissus

 

[MartinTeller]

Brazil

 

[Lew Crippen]

Brazil

The Ruling Class

Eyes Wide Shut—very hard.

 

[Lew Crippen]

On second thought, I’m changing my vote to

Black Narcissus because I don’t consider the Kubrick to be a British film—no matter that it was filmed there in its entirety. Just enough to swing a close decision to P&P.

 

[John C. Wilson]

Time Bandits
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Black Narcissus

 

[PhilipG]

Brazil

 

[Steeve Bergeron]

Time Bandits

 

[Rob Tomlin]

Eyes Wide Shut although I also share some concerns as to whether it should be considered a British film.

Black Narcissus has some of the best cinematography ever put on film, but I found the story to be average.

 

[Brook K]

Black Narcissus (agree with Lew)

 

[Angelo.M]

brazil

 

[Jim_K]

My votes
Abstain to avoid a tie - would've voted for I Know Where I’m Going
Brazil
Abstain to avoid a tie - would've voted for Kind Hearts and Coronets
Black Narcissus


Hope and Glory over I Know Where I’m Going 1-0

Brazil over Time Bandits 7-3

The Ruling Class over Kind Hearts and Coronets 3-2

Black Narcissus over Eyes Wide Shut 5-2

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The Third Man

vs.

The Hit

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How to Get Ahead in Advertising

vs.

The Man in the White Suit

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A Clockwork Orange

vs.

Dr. Strangelove

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Goodbye Mr. Chips

vs.

Brief Encounter

 

[Lew Crippen]

A Clockwork Orange--the British Kubrick; not the American one.

Brief Encounter

 

[MartinTeller]

A Clockwork Orange


Only seen one in each of the other brackets

 

[Bill McA]

The Third Man
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
A Clockwork Orange
Goodbye Mr. Chips

 

[John C. Wilson]

The Third Man
The Man in the White Suit
Dr. Strangelove (clearly the better film, and I am baffled at why this would be any less British than A Clockwork Orange )
Goodbye Mr. Chips

 

[SteveGon]

The Third Man
Abstain - No HTGAIA.
Dr. Strangelove
Brief Encounter - Tough.

 

[MartinTeller]

Well... American actors, American setting. ACO is quite clearly a British film. Most people wouldn't guess that Strangelove is a British film without knowing it.

ACO is probably Kubrick's "most British" film (or Barry Lyndon).

Of course, it all just boils down to how you look at it.

 

[george kaplan]

Peter Sellers isn't British? Peter Bull?

 

[MartinTeller]

Sigh... yes, the Peters are British. The other four lead actors are American.

I really shouldn't have had to point that out.