Top 10: Pere Portabella

The legendary Spanish filmmaker behind Cuadecuc Vampir, General Report, and General Report II lists his ten favorite movies, or rather "a list of recommended films."

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In chronological order:

1. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (Buster Keaton, 1928)

2. L'âge d'or (Luis Buñuel, 1930)

3. Hellzapoppin' (H. C. Potter, 1941)

4. Ordet (Carl Th. Dreyer, 1955)

5. Night and Fog (Alain Resnais, 1956)

6. Black God, White Devil (Glauber Rocha, 1964)

7. Plácido (Luis García Berlanga, 1961)

8. The Sacrifice (Andrei Tarkovski, 1986)

9. Hamaca paraguaya (Paz Encina, 2006)

10. The Turin Horse (Bela Tarr, 2011)

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10/10 is an ongoing series in which we ask cinephiles to name their ten favorite films from the last ten years (currently, between 2011 and 2021).