Film Review
Best Films: 2009
Best films (36, including documentaries) of 2009, listed in order of viewing:
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)** [My best film of the year]
Silent Light (Mexico)
Wendy & Lucy (USA)
The Class (France)
Gomorrah (Italy)
Everlasting Moments (Denmark)
Hunger (UK/Ireland)
Goodbye Solo (USA)
Lemon Tree (Israel)
Il Divo (Italy)
Tulpan (Germany/Russia)
Treeless Mountain (South Korea)
Summer Hours (France)
Revanche (Austria)
Song of Sparrows (Iran)
The Hurt Locker (USA)
Seraphine (France)
Lorna's Silence (Belgium/France)
Flame & Citron (France)
District 9 (South Africa)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (USA)
A Woman in Berlin (Germany)
The Beaches of Agnes (France)
The Maid (Chile)
Precious (USA)
The Messenger (USA)
The Road (USA)
A Single Man (USA)
Up in the Air (USA)
Documentaries
Valentino: The Last Emperor
Food, Inc
Herb and Dorothy
The Cove
Capitalism: A Love Story
Visual Acoustics
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
Note that some of the first films on my list actually opened toward the end of 2008, but didn't screen in SF until January, 2009. Also some highly rated films that have not yet opened here, including Crazy Heart and The White Ribbon, will probably make next year's list. Overall, 2009 was a stronger year for films than 2008. Have a great New Year, filled with more wonderful films on the big screen.
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