Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time
The Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time is a list compiled by the Toronto International Film Festival ranking what are the considered the best Canadian films. The list is compiled once every decade.[1] The list was started in 1984 because Canadian film was taking off, and was made by polling critics, professors, fans and festival staff.[2] According to Gene Walz, the revisions in 1993 "forced people to rethink their stereotyped notions about Canadian film."[2] The list was updated again in 2004.
In 2015, the polling method was changed, as those who responded were divided into two groups, filmmakers and critics. Filmmakers made up 40% of the respondents.[3] The 2015 poll saw major changes, including in the number one spot, prompting essayist Steve Gravestock to comment, "This is likely the first time that a film by an indigenous filmmaker has topped a poll of national cinema."[3]
The lists
The lists have been compiled as follows:[1][3][4]
2015 list
| Rank | Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | 2001 | Zacharias Kunuk |
| 2 | Mon Oncle Antoine | 1971 | Claude Jutra |
| 3 | The Sweet Hereafter | 1997 | Atom Egoyan |
| 4 | Léolo | 1992 | Jean-Claude Lauzon |
| 5 | Jésus de Montréal | 1989 | Denys Arcand |
| 6 | Goin' Down the Road | 1970 | Don Shebib |
| 7 | Dead Ringers | 1988 | David Cronenburg |
| 8 | C.R.A.Z.Y. | 2005 | Jean-Marc Vallée |
| 9 | My Winnipeg | 2007 | Guy Maddin |
| 10 | Stories We Tell | 2012 | Sarah Polley |
| 10 | Les Ordres | 1974 | Michel Brault |
2004 list
| Rank | Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon oncle Antoine | 1971 | Claude Jutra |
| 2 | Jesus of Montreal | 1989 | Denys Arcand |
| 3 | Goin' Down the Road | 1970 | Don Shebib |
| 3 | The Sweet Hereafter | 1997 | Atom Egoyan |
| 5 | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | 2001 | Zacharias Kunuk |
| 6 | Dead Ringers | 1988 | David Cronenberg |
| 7 | Les Bons Débarras | 1980 | Francis Mankiewicz |
| 8 | Les Ordres | 1974 | Michel Brault |
| 9 | The Decline of the American Empire | 1986 | Denys Arcand |
| 9 | The Barbarian Invasions | 2003 | Denys Arcand |
1993 list
| Rank | Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon oncle Antoine | 1971 | Claude Jutra |
| 2 | Jesus of Montreal | 1989 | Denys Arcand |
| 3 | Goin' Down the Road | 1970 | Don Shebib |
| 4 | The Decline of the American Empire | 1986 | Denys Arcand |
| 5 | Les Bons Débarras | 1980 | Francis Mankiewicz |
| 6 | Les Ordres | 1974 | Michel Brault |
| 7 | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz | 1974 | Ted Kotcheff |
| 8 | The Grey Fox | 1983 | Phillip Borsos |
| 9 | I've Heard the Mermaids Singing | 1987 | Patricia Rozema |
| 10 | The Adjuster | 1991 | Atom Egoyan |
1984 list
| Rank | Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon oncle Antoine | 1971 | Claude Jutra |
| 2 | Goin' Down the Road | 1970 | Don Shebib |
| 3 | Les Bons Débarras | 1980 | Francis Mankiewicz |
| 4 | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz | 1974 | Ted Kotcheff |
| 5 | The Grey Fox | 1983 | Phillip Borsos |
| 5 | Les Ordres | 1974 | Michel Brault |
| 7 | J.A. Martin Photographer | 1977 | Jean Beaudin |
| 7 | Pour la suite du monde | 1963 | Pierre Perrault |
| 9 | Nobody Waved Goodbye | 1964 | Don Owen |
| 9 | The True Nature of Bernadette | 1972 | Gilles Carle |
See also
- List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of films considered the best
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time," The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2012, URL accessed 28 April 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gene Walz, "Feature Film," The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2000 ed., Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Inc., 1999, p. 823.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Steve Gravestock, "Essay," TIFF.net, URL accessed 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "," Canada's top 10 films of all time.
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