Cahiers du Cinéma's Annual Top 10 Lists

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Cahiers du cinéma is an influential French film magazine founded in 1951.

The magazine has picked its top ten films of the year, most years. Top ten films were not picked in the years 1952-1954, 1969-1980, and in the year 2003. Rankings can be viewed in my source list URL, or via the link provided in the comments section. In some cases, films tie for a certain spot in the yearly top 10; for example, 2012's #4 spot is tied between three films (consequently, there is no #5 or #6). Some directors definitely appear to be heavily preferred by those responsible for selecting the list.

This list does not include the special "best of 1990s" and "best of 2000s" decade lists, though most of those twenty films are included here. (The exceptions are David Lynch's TV show Twin Peaks on the 1990s list, and Gus Van Sant's Elephant, Abdellatif Kechiche's The Secret of the Grain, and Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds on the 2000s decade list.)

Other anomalies:
The TV show "24" tied for the #10 spot in 2002, along with Gus Van Sant's Gerry. Gerry also tied for #6 on the 2004 list.

A TV episode "Travolta et moi" (dir. Patricia Mazuy) from the show "Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge..." was selected as #6 in 1994. Claire Denis' episode "US Go Home" from the same series rated #9 in 1994.

Raul Ruiz's Les trois couronnes du matelot (Three Crowns of the Sailor) tied for #7 in 1983 and tied for #8 in 1982.

1968's #4 spot for Histoires extraordinaires is specifically for Federico Fellini's segment "Toby Damnit."

1965's #4 spot for Paris vu par... is specifically for the Jean Rouch episode.

1959's #3 spot was claimed by Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible. Since Part II was released in 1958, it is possible that the award was for Part II, but since my sources didn't specify a part and both parts may have been shown together, I have included Parts I & II in the list.

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  1. 353 -

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 356 -

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 272 -

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  4. 59 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  5. 372 -

    The Virgin Suicides

    1999, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 64 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  7. 493 -

    La vie d'Adèle

    2013 — a.k.a. Blue Is the Warmest Colour, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 370 -

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  9. 8 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  10. 221 -

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 112 -

    Pierrot le fou

    1965 — a.k.a. Pierrot le Fou, in 16 top lists Check
  12. 83 -

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  13. 58 -

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
  14. 314 -

    The Bridges of Madison County

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 392 -

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 52 -

    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  17. 235 -

    The Unbearable Lightness of Being

    1988, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 532 -

    Carol

    2015, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 73 -

    Une femme est une femme

    1961 — a.k.a. A Woman Is a Woman, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 373 -

    Yi yi

    2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check
  21. 397 -

    Sud pralad

    2004 — a.k.a. Tropical Malady, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 445 -

    Two Lovers

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 332 -

    Hana-bi

    1997 — a.k.a. Fireworks, in 11 top lists Check
  24. 279 -

    Husbands and Wives

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 125 -

    Masculin féminin

    1966 — a.k.a. Masculine-Feminine, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 14 -

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 11 -

    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 29 -

    Picnic

    1955, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 342 -

    Chun gwong cha sit

    1997 — a.k.a. Happy Together, in 13 top lists Check
  30. 25 -

    Senso

    1954, in 12 top lists Check
  31. 274 -

    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 10 top lists Check
  32. 451 -

    Les herbes folles

    2009 — a.k.a. Wild Grass, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 488 -

    Tabu

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 412 -

    Zui hao de shi guang

    2005 — a.k.a. Three Times, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 255 -

    The Accidental Tourist

    1988, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 285 -

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  37. 336 -

    He liu

    1997 — a.k.a. The River, in 8 top lists Check
  38. 207 -

    Le rayon vert

    1986 — a.k.a. The Green Ray, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 1 -

    The River

    1951, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 26 -

    Sommarnattens leende

    1955 — a.k.a. Smiles of a Summer Night, in 14 top lists Check
  41. 388 -

    Sud sanaeha

    2002 — a.k.a. Blissfully Yours, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 367 -

    La captive

    2000 — a.k.a. The Captive, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 211 -

    Mauvais sang

    1986 — a.k.a. Mauvais Sang, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 177 -

    À nos amours

    1983 — a.k.a. À Nos Amours, in 10 top lists Check
  45. 143 -

    Prima della rivoluzione

    1964 — a.k.a. Before the Revolution, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 378 -

    Qian xi man bo

    2001 — a.k.a. Millennium Mambo, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 180 -

    Pauline à la plage

    1983 — a.k.a. Pauline at the Beach, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 421 -

    Lady Chatterley

    2006, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 72 -

    Lola

    1961, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 170 -

    Identificazione di una donna

    1982 — a.k.a. Identification of a Woman, in 2 top lists Check
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