San Francisco's 'Vertigo' chosen best film of all time
Kim Novak at Fort Point underneath the Golden Gate Bridge.
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'Vertigo' (USA, 1958) has been chosen the number one film of all time, according to a vote by 846 international critics. The vote was featured today in the online site for the respected BFI monthly film publication Sight & Sound.
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The film stars "San Francisco's Cinematic Icon", Kim Novak, and was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 'Vertigo' was filmed in San Francisco and San Juan Baptista. The San Francisco Bay Area was a favorite of Hitchcock, the subject of Jeff Kraft and Aaron Leventhals enthralling film study 'Footsteps in the Fog'.
This is the first time that 'Citizen Kane', directed by Orson Welles was wrestled from first place for best film every by a group of film critics.
In another vote by Sight & Sound, 358 film directors voted Yasujirô Ozu's 'Tokyo Story' (Japan, 1953) the best film ever. 'Vertigo' was in seventh place.
The actual vote by critics and directors is as follows:
Critics:
1. "Vertigo"
2. "Citizen Kane"
3. "Tokyo Story"
4. "The Rules of the Game"
5. "Sunrise"
6. "2001: A Space Odyssey"
7. "The Searchers"
8. "Man With a Movie Camera"
9. "The Passion of Joan of Arc"
10. "8 1/2"
2. "Citizen Kane"
3. "Tokyo Story"
4. "The Rules of the Game"
5. "Sunrise"
6. "2001: A Space Odyssey"
7. "The Searchers"
8. "Man With a Movie Camera"
9. "The Passion of Joan of Arc"
10. "8 1/2"
Directors:
1. "Tokyo Story"
2. "2001: A Space Odyssey"
2. "Citizen Kane"
4. "8 1/2"
5. "Taxi Driver"
6. "Apocalypse Now"
7. "The Godfather"
7. "Vertigo"
9. "The Mirror"
10. "Bicycle Thieves"
2. "2001: A Space Odyssey"
2. "Citizen Kane"
4. "8 1/2"
5. "Taxi Driver"
6. "Apocalypse Now"
7. "The Godfather"
7. "Vertigo"
9. "The Mirror"
10. "Bicycle Thieves"
