The Arts & Faith Top 100 Spiritually Significant Films
10-08-04, 04:06 PM
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The Arts & Faith Top 100 Spiritually Significant Films
I know this won't appeal to everyone, but i discovered some great films on this list; namely The Promise, Rosetta and The Son by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.
from the press release:
Although the Top 100 list was developed from a Christian perspective, the focus of the list is the spiritual depth or focus of the films involved rather than moral or commercial value. Some films will appeal to everyone, but there are also films that will challenge many viewers.
The 2004 Arts & Faith
Top 100 Spiritually Significant Films™
sorted by (US) English title
The Addiction (1995)
Amadeus (1984)
American Beauty (1999)
Andrei Rublev (1969)
The Apostle (1997)
Babette's Feast ("Babettes Gæstebud") (1987)
Bad Lieutenant (1987)
Balthazar ("Au Hasard Balthazar") (1966)
The Bicycle Thief ("Ladri di biciclette") (1948)
The Big Kahuna (1999)
Blade Runner (1982)
Breaking The Waves (1996)
Changing Lanes (2002)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Close-Up ("Nema-ye Nazdik") (1990)
Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys ("Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages") (2000)
Crimes And Misdemeanors (1989)
Days of Heaven (1978)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
The Decalogue ("Dekalog") (1987)
Dersu Uzala (1975)
The Diary of a Country Priest ("Le Journal D'un Curé De Campagne") (1951)
Dogma (1999)
Dogville (2003)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Fearless (1993)
Fight Club (1999)
The Gospel According to Matthew ("Il Vangelo Secondo Matteo") (1964)
Grand Canyon (1991)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Hell House (2001)
Henry V (1989)
It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
Jean de Florette / Manon des sources (1986)
Jesus of Montreal ("Jésus De Montréal") (1989)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
The Last Days of Disco (1998)
The Last Temptation Of Christ (1988)
Life is Beautiful ("La Vita è bella") (1997)
Life of Brian (1979)
To Live ("Ikiru") (1952)
The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)
Magnolia (1999)
A Man Escaped ("Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut") (1956)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
The Man Without A Past ("Mies vailla menneisyyttä") (2002)
The Matrix (1999)
The Miracle Maker (2000)
The Mirror ("Zerkalo") (1975)
The Mission (1986)
My Night at Maud's ("Ma nuit chez Maud") (1969)
The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
Not of This World ("Fuori dal mondo") (1999)
On The Waterfront (1954)
Open City ("Roma, città aperta") (1945)
The Passion of Joan of Arc ("La Passion De Jeanne D'arc") (1928)
The Passion Of The Christ (2004)
Peter and Paul (1981)
Ponette (1996)
The Prince Of Egypt (1998)
La Promesse (1996)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
The Sacrifice ("Offret - Sacrificatio") (1986)
Sansho the Bailiff ("Sanshô dayû") (1954)
Schindler's List (1993)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
The Seventh Seal ("Det Sjunde Inseglet") (1957)
Shadowlands (1993)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Signs (2002)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Solaris ("Solyaris") (1972)
The Son ("Le Fils") (2002)
Songs From the Second Floor ("Sånger från andra våningen") (2000)
Stalker (1979)
Star Wars trilogy (1977, 1980, 1983)
Stevie (2002)
The Straight Story (1999)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Tender Mercies (1983)
13 Conversations About One Thing (2001)
Three Colors trilogy (1993-1994)
Tokyo Story ("Tokyo Monogatari") (1953)
The Truman Show (1998)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Unforgiven (1992)
Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)
Day of Wrath ("Vredens dag") (1943)
Waking Life (2001)
Werckmeister Harmonies ("Werckmeister harmóniák") (2000)
Wild Strawberries ("Smultronstället") (1957)
The Wind Will Carry Us ("Bad ma ra khahad bord") (1999)
Wings of Desire ("Der Himmel über Berlin") (1987)
Witness (1985)
The Word ("Ordet") (1955)
The Year Of Living Dangerously (1982)
Yi Yi: A One and a Two ("Yi yi") (2000)
from the press release:
Although the Top 100 list was developed from a Christian perspective, the focus of the list is the spiritual depth or focus of the films involved rather than moral or commercial value. Some films will appeal to everyone, but there are also films that will challenge many viewers.
The 2004 Arts & Faith
Top 100 Spiritually Significant Films™
sorted by (US) English title
The Addiction (1995)
Amadeus (1984)
American Beauty (1999)
Andrei Rublev (1969)
The Apostle (1997)
Babette's Feast ("Babettes Gæstebud") (1987)
Bad Lieutenant (1987)
Balthazar ("Au Hasard Balthazar") (1966)
The Bicycle Thief ("Ladri di biciclette") (1948)
The Big Kahuna (1999)
Blade Runner (1982)
Breaking The Waves (1996)
Changing Lanes (2002)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Close-Up ("Nema-ye Nazdik") (1990)
Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys ("Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages") (2000)
Crimes And Misdemeanors (1989)
Days of Heaven (1978)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
The Decalogue ("Dekalog") (1987)
Dersu Uzala (1975)
The Diary of a Country Priest ("Le Journal D'un Curé De Campagne") (1951)
Dogma (1999)
Dogville (2003)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Fearless (1993)
Fight Club (1999)
The Gospel According to Matthew ("Il Vangelo Secondo Matteo") (1964)
Grand Canyon (1991)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Hell House (2001)
Henry V (1989)
It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
Jean de Florette / Manon des sources (1986)
Jesus of Montreal ("Jésus De Montréal") (1989)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
The Last Days of Disco (1998)
The Last Temptation Of Christ (1988)
Life is Beautiful ("La Vita è bella") (1997)
Life of Brian (1979)
To Live ("Ikiru") (1952)
The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)
Magnolia (1999)
A Man Escaped ("Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut") (1956)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
The Man Without A Past ("Mies vailla menneisyyttä") (2002)
The Matrix (1999)
The Miracle Maker (2000)
The Mirror ("Zerkalo") (1975)
The Mission (1986)
My Night at Maud's ("Ma nuit chez Maud") (1969)
The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
Not of This World ("Fuori dal mondo") (1999)
On The Waterfront (1954)
Open City ("Roma, città aperta") (1945)
The Passion of Joan of Arc ("La Passion De Jeanne D'arc") (1928)
The Passion Of The Christ (2004)
Peter and Paul (1981)
Ponette (1996)
The Prince Of Egypt (1998)
La Promesse (1996)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
The Sacrifice ("Offret - Sacrificatio") (1986)
Sansho the Bailiff ("Sanshô dayû") (1954)
Schindler's List (1993)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
The Seventh Seal ("Det Sjunde Inseglet") (1957)
Shadowlands (1993)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Signs (2002)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Solaris ("Solyaris") (1972)
The Son ("Le Fils") (2002)
Songs From the Second Floor ("Sånger från andra våningen") (2000)
Stalker (1979)
Star Wars trilogy (1977, 1980, 1983)
Stevie (2002)
The Straight Story (1999)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Tender Mercies (1983)
13 Conversations About One Thing (2001)
Three Colors trilogy (1993-1994)
Tokyo Story ("Tokyo Monogatari") (1953)
The Truman Show (1998)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Unforgiven (1992)
Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)
Day of Wrath ("Vredens dag") (1943)
Waking Life (2001)
Werckmeister Harmonies ("Werckmeister harmóniák") (2000)
Wild Strawberries ("Smultronstället") (1957)
The Wind Will Carry Us ("Bad ma ra khahad bord") (1999)
Wings of Desire ("Der Himmel über Berlin") (1987)
Witness (1985)
The Word ("Ordet") (1955)
The Year Of Living Dangerously (1982)
Yi Yi: A One and a Two ("Yi yi") (2000)
Last edited by cygnet74; 10-08-04 at 05:27 PM.
10-09-04, 02:20 AM
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It also kind of bashes religion in the end there doesn't it? From a certain point of view.
I'd know plenty of Christians who would hate this list. I remember someone who hated The Matrix because it referenced dinosaurs being millions of years old or something, and of course, that's not in the bible or something, so it's a bad movie.
I'd know plenty of Christians who would hate this list. I remember someone who hated The Matrix because it referenced dinosaurs being millions of years old or something, and of course, that's not in the bible or something, so it's a bad movie.
10-09-04, 04:07 AM
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Originally posted by BizRodian
It also kind of bashes religion in the end there doesn't it? From a certain point of view.
I'd know plenty of Christians who would hate this list. I remember someone who hated The Matrix because it referenced dinosaurs being millions of years old or something, and of course, that's not in the bible or something, so it's a bad movie.
It also kind of bashes religion in the end there doesn't it? From a certain point of view.
I'd know plenty of Christians who would hate this list. I remember someone who hated The Matrix because it referenced dinosaurs being millions of years old or something, and of course, that's not in the bible or something, so it's a bad movie.
10-09-04, 01:51 PM
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Originally posted by BizRodian
It also kind of bashes religion in the end there doesn't it? From a certain point of view.
It also kind of bashes religion in the end there doesn't it? From a certain point of view.
10-09-04, 04:35 PM
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Originally posted by Suprmallet
Looking at the list, it's pretty clear that it's about spirituality and not religion. I expected tons of Christian films, but look at some of these films. Wild Strawberries, Amadeus, Blade Runner, Breaking The Waves, etc. These aren't films about religion. They're films about the human spirit.
Looking at the list, it's pretty clear that it's about spirituality and not religion. I expected tons of Christian films, but look at some of these films. Wild Strawberries, Amadeus, Blade Runner, Breaking The Waves, etc. These aren't films about religion. They're films about the human spirit.
), I'm just going off on the past where it says it was "developed from a Christian perspective" I just find it kind of sad that these are films that are spiritual, yet a lot of people of religions (I used Christianity, since I have most experiance with it, and because of that line) will write them off for one reason or another.
I actually found the movie to be incredibly inspiring and pro-faith--yet there are lots of people who find it to be anti-faith if not anti-Christianity. It's the same movie, yet people are interpreting it in opposite ways, because the movie doesn't explicitly come out on one side or the other, but lets the audience reach their own conclusions about Joan. For me, that's part of what makes the movie good.
