Here are the answers to the "guess the movie" contest from last week. (Click here if you didn't have a chance to see the banner.) Most of the films were selected because I like them and/or because they're historic, and also because most are handmade and/or regional films. There are some studio films, too. The Griffith and Chaplin movies, for example, are United Artists pictures... but then they started UA so they could have control over their work. Anyway, if you're scratching your head wondering about the inclusion of one (or more than one), post a comment and I'll reply with my justification.
The winner of the contest is Chris Cagle.
Top row:
1. Nanook of the North (Robert Flaherty, 1922) 2. Night of the Living Dead (George Romero, 1968) 3. The Hours and Times (Christopher Munch, 1991) 4. The Gleaners and I (Agnes Varda, 2000) 5. Vermont is for Lovers (John O'Brien, 1992) 6. Titicut Follies (Frederick Wiseman, 1967) 7. Taste of Cherry (Abbas Kiarostami, 1997) 8. La Jetee (Chris Marker, 1962) 9. Solaris (Steven Soderbergh, 2002) 10. Punishment Park (Peter Watkins, 1971) 11. Black Girl (Ousmane Sembene, 1966)
Middle row: 12. Inextinguishable Fire (Harun Farocki, 1969) or What Farocki Taught (Jill Godmilow, 1998) 13. Hail Mary (Jean-Luc Godard, 1985) 14. Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray, 1955) 15. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999) 16. Harvest 3000 Years (Haile Gerima, 1975) 17. The Celebration (Thomas Vinterberg, 1998) 18. Rome: Open City (Roberto Rossellini, 1945) 19. War (Jake Mahaffy, 2004) 20. Kandahar (Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 2001) 21. A Trip to the Moon (Georges Melies, 1902) 22. Slow Moves (Jon Jost, 1983)
Bottom row: 23. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren & Alexander Hammid, 1943) 24. El Mariachi (Robert Rodriguez, 1992) 25. Broken Blossoms (D.W. Griffith, 1919) 26. Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett, 1977) 27. Salesman (Albert & David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin, 1969) 28. Funny Ha Ha (Andrew Bujalski, 2002) 29. Faces (John Cassavetes, 1968) 30. Dog Star Man (Stan Brakhage, 1962-64) 31. In a Year of 13 Moons (R.W. Fassbinder, 1978) 32. The Kid (Charles Chaplin, 1921) 33. The Jackal of Nahueltoro (Miguel Littin, 1969)