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CLASSICS - TOP HUNDRED - FILMS UP TO 2003

Oct Sept NOME ORIGINALE NOME IN ITALIANO Ave
1 1 MOTHER INDIA MADRE INDIA 9,8
2 2 THE GARDENS OF EDEN I giardinI dell'eden 9,6
3 3 GANDHI GANDHI 9,41
4 4 IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE La vita e meravigliosa (J.Stewart) 9,27
5 5 A MAN NAMED HORSE Un uomo chiamato cavallo 9,2
6 New THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST Turiste per caso 9,2
7 6 THE GREAT DICTATOR Il grande dittatore 9,18
8 7 THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY La su qualcuno e impazzito 9,17
9 8 THE TWO TOWERS (LOTR 2) Le Due Torre (SDA 2) 9,15
10 New SINGING IN THE RAIN 9,14
11 9 THE MAHABHARATA THE MAHABHARATA 9,09
12 10 MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR 9,08
13 11 EL CID EL CID 9,07
14 12 THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY 2 La su qualcuno e impazzito 2 9,06
15 13 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (Olivier) Orgoglio e Pregiudizio 9,04
16 14 LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL La vita e bella 9,03
17 15 LAGAAN LAGAAN 9
18 16 ANY GIVEN SUNDAY Ogni maladetto domenica 9
19 17 A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS Per un pugno di dollari 9
20 18 Everything is possible at Christmas A Natale tutto e possibile 9
21 19 ALL ABOUT EVE 9
22 20 RETURN OF THE JEDI Il ritorno dei jedi 8,95
23 27 THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE La leggenda di Bagger Vance 8,92
24 21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK l'impero colpisce ancora 8,91
25 22 OH GOD OH GOD 8,91
26 23 THE MIGRATORY PEOPLES I popoli migratori 8,91
27 24 KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS 8,89
28 25 (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION) (Le ali della liberta) 8,88
29 26 (GODFATHER(1) (GODFATHER(1) 8,85
30 28 THE BIG KAHUNA THE BIG KAHUNA 8,84
31 29 THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST Turiste per caso 8,83
32 30 EMMA EMMA 8,82
33 31 MATRIX MATRIX 8,81
34 32 (OVERBOARD) (Una copia alla deriva) 8,8
35 33 CITY LIGHTS Luci della città 8,8
36 34 INTO THE WEST Tir nan Og 8,8
37 35 DARK CITY 8,8
38 36 METROPOLIS METROPOLIS 8,8
39 New DRIVING MISS DAISY A SPASSO CON DAISY 8,8
40 37 THE INSIDER THE INSIDER 8,79
41 38 INDIAN WEDDING? Matrimonio Indiano 8,78
42 39 I cento passi I cento passi 8,76
43 40 MERLIN MERLIN 8,75
44 41 GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER Indovina chi viene a cena 8,74
45 42 PUBLIC ENEMY Nemico pubblico 8,72
46 43 GROUNDHOG DAY Ricomincio da capo 8,72
47 44 LORD OF THE RINGS (1) Il signore degli anelli (1) 8,71
48 47 The legend of the piano player La leggenda del pianista … 8,71
49 45 FORREST GUMP FORREST GUMP 8,71
50 46 EVER AFTER EVER AFTER 8,7
51 48 MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER L'uomo del fiume nevoso 8,68
52 49 HARVEY HARVEY 8,67
53 New ELEPHANT MAN ELEPHANT MAN 8,67
54 50 BEN HUR BEN HUR 8,65
55 51 BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB 8,65
56 52 THE ODYSSEY L'odissea 8,64
57 53 Whale Rider La ragazza delle balene 8,61
58 54 I STAY WITH HIPPOS Io sto con i ippopotami 8,6
59 55 MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Brannagh) tanto rumore per nulla (Brannagh) 8,59
60 56 (GODFATHER(2) (GODFATHER(2) 8,59
61 57 MIRACLE ON 34th STREET (original) Miracolo nella 34° strada (originale) 8,58
62 58 A BRONX TALE BRONX 8,58
63 59 (THE GREEN MILE) (Miglio Verde) 8,57
64 60 train de vie Treno della vita 8,57
65 61 (MEDITERRANEAN)? (Mediterraneo) 8,55
66 62 (NUOVO CINEMA PARADISO) (NUOVO CINEMA PARADISO) 8,53
67 63 STAR WARS Guerre stellari 8,53
68 64 (SCHINDLER'S LIST) (SCHINDLER'S LIST) 8,51
69 65 IL POSTINO IL POSTINO 8,5
70 66 THE GREAT ESCAPE La grande fuga 8,5
71 67 IT HAPPENED TOMORROW Accade Domani 8,5
72 68 l'huitieme jour L'OTTAVO GIORNO 8,5
73 69 HONEY HONEY 8,49
74 70 GALAXY QUEST GALAXY QUEST 8,48
75 71 MEN IN BLACK 2 MEN IN BLACK 2 8,48
76 72 HOLLYWOOD PARTY HOLLYWOOD PARTY 8,47
77 73 DANCES WITH WOLVES Balla coi lupi 8,46
78 74 2001 - A SPACE ODYSSEY 2001 - A SPACE ODYSSEY 8,46
79 75 TIME MACHINE (Original) La Macchina del tempo (originale) 8,45
80 76 (DANGEROUS MIND) (DANGEROUS MIND) 8,44
81 77 Baby's day out Baby's day out 8,43
82 78 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Tutt'insieme appasionatamente 8,42
83 79 ATTACK OF THE CLONES La rivolta dei cloni 8,41
84 80 (BRAVEHEART) (BRAVEHEART) 8,4
85 81 Nothing left to do but cry Non ci resta che piangere 8,4
86 82 FLY AWAY HOME FLY AWAY HOME 8,4
87 New FIRST KNIGHT l'ULTIMA CAVALIERE 8,4
88 83 HAMLET (BRANNAGH) HAMLET (BRANNAGH) 8,38
89 84 (BEING THERE) (Oltre il giardino) 8,35
90 85 THE BEAR L'urlo dell odio 8,33
91 86 (Empire of the Sun) 8,33
92 87 JOAN OF ARC ('70s) 8,33
93 88 THE CITY OF JOY La città della gioia 8,32
94 89 ALDO GIOVANNI E GIACOMO ALDO GIOVANNI E GIACOMO 8,31
95 90 CROUCHING TIGER La tigre e il dragone 8,31
96 91 EDWARD SCISSORHANDS Eduardo mani di forbici 8,3
97 92 (Rabbit-proof fence) (LA FUGITIVA) 8,3
98 93 ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Arsenico e vecchi merletti 8,3
99 94 (AS GOOD AS IT GETS) (Qualcosa e cambiata) 8,27
100 95 MR.SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON Sr. Smith va a Washington 8,27

Finbar - ITALY - LORD OF THE RINGS
LORD OF THE RINGS - 8

Being an old time Hobbit fan, I found a few of the unnecessary changes a little irritating:- Why was Arwen introduced in the place of Glorifindel? What sense did it make for Aragorn to know that Frodo wanted to go on alone?
And what happened to Tom Bombadil? Also questionable was the casting of Sean Bean as Boromir when he would have been much better as Strider. However, this was never going to be an easy film to make and overall they did an excellent job. Frodo was very credible, the wizards were splendid, and Hobbiton, Rivendell and Moria were breathtakingly realistic. One word of warning; the baddies are VERY bad, not for children under eleven.

Richard - Canada
There is a movie called Gaslight. Shri Mataji once recommended this film in a recorded talk to Sahaja Yogis. She was saying basically that Hollywood doesn't make good movies the way they used to in the 1930s and 1940s and then mentioned this film as an example of the way they used to do it.

This is very good film, of course, but maybe not what you'd expect Shri Mataji to single out. It has some elements of Somerset Maugham and Agatha Christie. It is a deeply psychological murder mystery and a bit dark at times, but great entertainment.

This story has been filmed several times. the one you want is the 1944 version directed by George Cukor and starring Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman Joseph Cotten, Dame May Whitty and (a very young) Angela Lansbury.

In this same vein of 1930's and 1940's Hollywood, I would recommend without reservation anything directed by Frank Capra. Many films are criticized nowadays as being Capraesque, meaning too sentimental or patriotic, but if you revisit the real think, there will be no disappointment.

Capra's best works are:

It's a Wonderful Life (1946) .... ten stars
Meet John Doe (1941) ... seven stars
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) .... eight stars

There is a film called 'Salem's lot' where a village is gradually taken over by vampires. Apparently Shri Mataji said this film showed Sahaja Yogis what would happen to them if they did not meditate!