Critics have reached a new consensus about the greatest films of all time.
The first winner wasBicycle Thievesin 1952.
(Akerman died in 2015, at 65.
Delphine Seyrig in ‘Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’.Everett Collection
)Jeanne Dielmanalso clocks in at 201 minutes, making it the longest film to ever top the list.
She cooks, cleans, and cares for her son which includes sex work to pay for their subsistence.
All these activities are portrayed at length, with repetition building until things start to go awry.
Claire Denis’Beau Travailalso jumped into the top 10 after previously coming in at No.
Agnes Varda’sCleo From 5 to 7just missed the top 10, coming in at No.
But the overall winner ofthat listwas Stanley Kubrick’s2001: A Space Odyssey, unseating 2012 winnerTokyo Story.
Jeanne Dielmanis currently available to stream on the Criterion Channel, along with many other films on the list.
