Oopps, just double checked that Manon of The Spring is already in the master list and my vote for Rosetta is 3rd. Central Station is from Brazil/France.
Maybe this won't matter but probably my last nomination?
Abstain - No SOO. Ordet Abstain - No Alphaville. Au Revoir Les Enfants - Tough. Abstain - No BDOMS. The Shop on Main Street Knife in the Water Abstain - No TMWAMC.
Soldier of Orange Ordet Metropolis Au Revoir les Enfants (very close) - (Not seen Big Deal on Madonna Street) - (Not too keen on either) Tie me up Tie me Down Man with a Movie Camera (hard call- both excellent, but it deserves to be better known).
abstain - neither Ordet Metropolis 400 Blows abstain- no Big Deal but love Mon Oncle abstain - neither abstain - no Tie me Up but like Knife very much abstain - no MWTMC but I'd like to see it soon
abstain (neither) abstain (no Ordet) abstain (no Alphaville) abstain (neither) abstain (neither) abstain (no Shop on Main Street) abstain (no Knife in the Water) abstain (I'd love to vote for Man with the Movie Camera, but I've only seen half of 8½)
Geez these are tough, some of these are like finals match-ups, not 1st round.
abstain, neither Ordet, PAINFUL, 2 incredibly great films Alphaville abstain, no Au Revoir Mon Oncle, Big Deal is a fun comedy, but not in Tati's class The Shop On Main Street, another really tough choice abstain, neither 8 1/2, again, very tough
Soldier of Orange abstain - seen neither, but I have the DVD of Winter Light in my to-be-watched soon pile Metropolis The 400 Blows Mon Oncle The Shop on Main Street Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down abstain - no Movie Camera
abstain (no Soldier of Orange) abstain (no Winter Light) abstain (no Alphaville)
The 400 Blows * Almost got shutout in my 1st chance ever to vote in a tournament like this. Have mixed feelings in giving that 1 vote for Truffaut over another excelent film *
abstain (neither) abstain (neither) abstain (no Knife in the Water) abstain (no The Man with the Movie Camera)
My votes Soldier of Orange - close Abstain Metropolis (1927) - easily Abstain - no ARLI Big Deal on Madonna Street - easily. I was very underwhelmed by Mon Oncle. I just don't understand all this fuss over Tati. Abstain Abstain - no TMUTMD. Abstain - no MWTMC
Soldier of Orange over Ashes and Diamonds 3-0
Ordet over Winter Light 5-0
Metropolis (1927) over Alphaville 5-1
The 400 Blows over Au Revoir Les Infants 4-2
Mon Oncle over Big Deal on Madonna Street 3-1
The Shop on Main Street over Through a Glass Darkly 4-0
Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down over Knife in the Water 3-1