No inicio de outubro a revista de cinema britânica Empire selecionou os 100 melhores filmes ingleses de sempre. Esta seleção é composta por filmes de todas as décadas e géneros, incluindo não só filmes produzidos em Inglaterra, também por realizadores não ingleses, assim como, filmes produzidos fora do país mas realizados por cineastas britânicos e com temas ingleses. É portanto uma lista muito variada e completa, para todos os gostos, que junta simplesmente o melhor do cinema inglês.
Surpresa ou não, “Lawrence da Arábia” (1962) foi eleito o melhor filme britânico de sempre. Realizado por David Lean e interpretado pelo icónico Peter O’Toole, este filme, curiosamente, foi rodado fora de Inglaterra, como em Marrocos e no sul de Espanha. David Lean tem ainda mais três filmes na lista, “Brief Encounter” (1945), que ocupa o 5º lugar, “Bridge On The River Kwai” (1957), que ocupa o 15º lugar e “Great Expectations” (1946), que ocupa o 43º lugar.
Os cinco filmes que lideram a lista são: “Lawrence da Arábia” (1962), “A Vida de Brian” (1979), “Os Sapatos Vermelhos” (1948), “Aquele Inverno em Veneza” (1973) e “Breve Encontro” (1945). Os realizadores com mais filmes são: David Lean (4), Danny Boyle (4), Ken Loach (3), Mike Leigh (3), Alfred Hitchcock (3) e a dupla Michael Powell/Emeric Pressburger (3).
Lista completa:
1.Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) – David Lean
2.Monty Python’s Life Of Brian (1979) – Terry Jones
3.The Red Shoes (1948) – Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
4.Don’t Look Now (1973) – Nicolas Roeg
5.Brief Encounter (1945) – David Lean
6.Shaun of the Dead (2004) – Edgar Wright
7.Kind Hearts And Coronets (1948) – Robert Hamer
8.Trainspotting (1996) – Danny Boyle
9.Local Hero (1983) – Bill Forsyth
10.Withnail & I (1987) – Bruce Robinson
11.A Clockwork Orange (1971) – Stanley Kubrick
12.This Is England (2005) – Shane Meadows
13.Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) – Terence Davies
14.The Third Man (1949) – Carol Reed
15.Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) – David Lean
16.Goldfinger (1963) – Guy Hamilton
17.Billy Elliot (2000) – Stephen Daldry
18.Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975) – Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
19.The Long Good Friday (1980) – John Mackenzie
20.A Matter Of Life And Death (1946) – Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
21.Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994) – Mike Newell
22.Saturday Night And Sunday Morning (1961) – Karel Reisz
23.Rebecca (1940) – Alfred Hitchcock
24.Moon (2009) – Duncan Jones
25.The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943) – Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
26.Shallow Grave (1994) – Danny Boyle
27.Dead Man’s Shoes (2004) – Shane Meadows
28.Borat (2006) – Larry Charles
29.Kes (1969) – Ken Loach
30.The Ladykillers (1955) – Alexander Mackendrick
31.Performance (1970) – Nic Roeg, Donald Cammell
32.Sense And Sensibility (1995) – Ang Lee
33.Zulu (1964) – Cy Endfield
34.A Man For All Seasons (1966) – Fred Zinneman
35.A Fish Called Wanda (1988) – Charles Crichton
36.If… (1968) – Lindsay Anderson
37.28 Days Later (2002) – Danny Boyle
38.The Descent (2005) – Neil Marshall
39.The Italian Job (1969) – Peter Collinson
40.Sweet Sixteen (2002) – Ken Loach
41.Monsters (2010) – Gareth Edwards
42.The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976) – Nicolas Roeg
43.Great Expectations (1946) – David Lean
44.Sexy Beast (2000) – Jonathan Glazer
45.Black Narcissus (1947) – Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
46.The English Patient (1996) – Anthony Minghella
47.The Wicker Man (1973) – Robin Hardy
48.Topsy Turvy (1999) – Mike Leigh
49.Look Back In Anger (1959) – Tony Richardson
50.Hot Fuzz (2007) – Edgar Wright
51.Wallace & Gromit In The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (2005) – Steve Box, Nick Park
52.The 39 Steps (1935) – Alfred Hitchcock
53.Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004) – Alfonso Cuarón
54.Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) – John Schlesinger
55.Tom Jones (1963) – Tony Richardson
56.Shakespeare In Love (1998) – John Madden
57.My Name Is Joe (1998) – Ken Loach
58.Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – Danny Boyle
59.Peeping Tom (1960) – Michael Powell
60.A Hard Day’s Night (1964) – Richard Lester
61.The Full Monty (1997) – Peter Cattaneo
62.Secrets And Lies (1996) – Mike Leigh
63.Chariots Of Fire (1981) – Hugh Hudson
64.The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) – Charles Crichton
65.Hunger (2008) – Steve McQueen
66.Man On Wire (2008) – James Marsh
67.In The Loop (2009) – Armando Iannucci
68.Went The Day Well? (1942) – Alberto Cavalcanti
69.Blow-Up (1966) – Michelangelo Antonioni
70.Casino Royale (2006) – Martin Campbell
71.Control (2007) – Anton Corbijn
72.The Man In The White Suit (1951) – Alexander Mackendrick
73.Atonement (2007) – Joe Wright
74.Brighton Rock (1947) – John Boulting
75.Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1998) – Guy Ritchie
76.Naked (1993) – Mike Leigh
77.Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part Two (2011) – David Yates
78.Henry V (1989) – Kenneth Branagh
79.The King’s Speech (2010) – Tom Hooper
80.Goodbye, Mr Chips (1939) – Sam Wood
81.The Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Runner (1962) – Tony Richardson
82.The Lady Vanishes (1938) – Alfred Hitchcock
83.A Room With A View (1985) – James Ivory
84.Hamlet (1948) – Laurence Olivier
85.Billy Liar (1963) – John Schlesinger
86.The Killing Fields (1986) – Roland Joffé
87.Hope And Glory (1987) – John Boorman
88.Gandhi (1982) – Richard Attenborough
89.The Railway Children (1970) – Lionel Jeffries
90.Dracula (1958) – Terence Fisher
91.The Remains Of The Day (1993) – James Ivory
92.Four Lions (2010) – Chris Morris
93.Brazil (1985) – Terry Gilliam
94.Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) – Tomas Alfredson
95.Gregory’s Girl (1981) – Bill Forsyth
96.Nil By Mouth (1997) – Gary Oldman
97.24 Hour Party People (2002) – Michael Winterbottom
98.Oh! What A Lovely War (1969) – Richard Attenborough
99.The Ipcress File (1965) – Sidney J. Furie
100.Darling (1965) – John Schlesinger
