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Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Fanny and Alexander’ Lands Top Spot in 1980’s Poll

Posted in Uncategorized on October 15, 2009| 68 Comments »

by Sam Juliano

    Ingmar Bergman’s ravishingly beautiful turn-of-the-century epic Fanny and Alexander bested Martin Scorsese’s boxing classic Raging Bull in the nearly three-month old voting at Wonders in the Dark for 80’s cinema.  The results of the 30 top finishers were announced today by Voting tabulator Angelo A. D’Arminio Jr., who provided the exact numbers here in the weighted ballot method.  42 ballots were submitted, with the Bergman film gaining four #1 placements, and three #2 designations.  The Top 30 are listed below…

 

1. Fanny and Alexander (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden 1982) 622

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2. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, USA 1980) 541

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3. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, USA 1986) 479

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4. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, USA 1980) 375

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5. Amadeus (the director’s cut) (Milos Forman, USA 1984/2001) 363

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6. Ran (Akira Kurosawa, Japan 1985) 311

7. Cinema Paradiso (Special Edition) (Giuseppe Tornatore, Italy 1988/1994) 307

8. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, USA 1989) 273

9. Once Upon a Time in America (Sergio Leone, USA 1984) 270

10. Henry V (Kenneth Branagh, UK 1989) 244

11. The Elephant Man (David Lynch, US/UK 1980) 239

12. Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen, USA 1989) 233

13. Hannah and Her Sisters (Woody Allen, USA 1986) 226

14. Atlantic City (Louis Malle, Canada/USA 1980) 221

15. Blade Runner (the director’s/final cut) (Ridley Scott, USA 1982/1991/2007)

16. The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) (Irvin Kershner, USA 1980) 204

17. Field of Dreams (Phil Alden Robinson, USA 1989) 180

18. Wings of Desire (Wim Wenders, West Germany 1987) 179

19. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, USA 1981) 168

20. Berlin Alexanderplatz (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany 1980) 165

21. Brazil (Terry Gilliam, US/UK 1985) 163

22. Das Boot (TV version) (Wolfgang Petersen, West Germany 1981) 159

23. Fitzcarraldo (Werner Herzog, West Germany 1982) 145

24. Dekalog (Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland 1988) 139

25=. Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick, US 1987) 137

25=. Jean de Florette (Claude Berri, France 1986) 137

27=. Au Revoir les Enfants (Louis Malle, France 1987) 134

27=. The King of Comedy (Martin Scorsese, USA 1983) 134

29. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, USA 1985) 132

30. Dead Ringers (David Cronenberg, Canada 1988) 128

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