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These are unashamedly the ten films that have made the most impact on me both intellectually and emotionally. The reasons are varied. The Wizard of Oz was the first film I saw as a child and the first film seen by own son; it’s part of my DNA. Orphée and Spirit of the Beehive embody the experiences of exile, persecution and loss that beset my own family in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. I adore the formalism of The Headless Woman, the pared-down aesthetic of Tokyo Story, the narrative power of All About My Mother, the street chic of A bout de soufflé and the provocative energy of Un chien andalou. And Some Like It Hot just never stops making me laugh.