Sight & Sound 2012

Truffaut’s The 400 Blows might be the finest film about childhood of all time, according to Dan Slevin. Video

Equal #36 in the Sight & Sound Top 50, Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman blows Dan Slevin away. Video

Fellini’s 1960 Palme d’Or winner is one of the icons of 20th century cinema and currently 39th (equal with The 400 Blows) in the Sight & Sound Top 50 films of all time, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Critics argue that Rossellini’s Voyage to Italy is the first example of modern cinema and Dan Slevin finds it hard to argue. Video

The only film from India in Sight & Sound’s survey of the top 50 films of all time is Pather Panchali from 1955.

60s ennui has never looked cooler than in Godard’s swansong to “commercial” cinema, according to Dan Slevin. Video

Abbas Kiarostami’s 1990 pseudo-documentary Close-Up is a masterpiece of empathy, says Dan Slevin. Video

Tati’s modern masterpiece can now be seen at its very best, but newcomers might want to start with his earlier films, says Dan Slevin. Video

If you are looking for an introduction to the work of the Danish master, Carl Th. Dreyer, his final film probably isn’t the best place to start, says Dan Slevin. Video

Tantalisingly rare, Godard’s challenging documentary is said to be the high point of the great director’s “late period”. Video

Chaplin still doesn’t do it for Dan Slevin, and he’s not sure if he ever will. Video

Feudal Japan is the setting for the second movie in Dan Slevin’s odyssey through the top 50 films of all time. Video

In this new series, Dan Slevin looks at the best films ever made (according to Sight & Sound magazine). First up, La Jetée at number 50. Video