Camille Paglia
Camille Paglia
Professor, Humanities and Media Studies, University of the Arts, Philadelphia
US
Voted in the critics poll
US
Voted in the critics poll
Voted for:
| Ben-Hur | 1959 | William Wyler |
| dolce vita, La | 1960 | Federico Fellini |
| Godfather: Part I, The | 1972 | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Godfather: Part II, The | 1974 | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Gone with the Wind | 1939 | Victor Fleming |
| Lawrence of Arabia | 1962 | David Lean |
| North by Northwest | 1959 | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Orphée | 1950 | Jean Cocteau |
| Persona | 1966 | Ingmar Bergman |
| Vertigo | 1958 | Alfred Hitchcock |
Comments
My favorite films combine spectacular photography with strength and depth of character. Their intense emotional resonance is often amplified by superb orchestral scores, more expressive than mere words. A great film creates a world of its own. It can be seen again and again without ever losing its freshness and surprise.