The meteroic rise of Jeanne Dielman on Sight&Sounds best films poll.


In 2012 it didn't make the top 100 on the directors list.
https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/sightandsoundpoll2012/directors

In 2022 it was joint 4th on the directors list.
https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/directors-100-greatest-films-all-time

A meteroic rise for a film that is several decades old.

What is behind this new sudden reappraisal?

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Just want to point out the film is nearly 5 decades old (47+ years ago), double several

Glad their canon is diversifying and welcoming a wider array of views of what cinema should be, but there still isn't enough representation from Native Nation, Africa, Central Asia, etc. Overall I see their list as a leap forward

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Feminism

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