December 12, 1971

Top 10 Films of 1971

1. ''A Clockwork Orange'' (Stanley Kubrick, UK)

2. ''Walkabout'' (Nicolas Roeg, Australia)

3. ''The Decameron'' (Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy)

4. "Agnus Dei" (Miklos Jancso, Hungary)

5. "The French Connection" (William Friedkin, USA)

6. "Deep End" (Jerzy Skolimowski, UK)

7. ''The Devils'' (Ken Russell, UK)

8. "Diamonds Are Forever" (Guy Hamilton, USA)

9. ''Get Carter'' (Mike Hodges, UK)

10. "Les Maries de l'an II" (Jean-Paul Rappeneau, France)


Other great films:

Adrift (Czechoslovakia)
Apres-ski (Canada)
The Big Boss (Hong Kong)
The Emigrants (Sweden)
Emitai (Senegal)
Kardiogram (Poland)
Les Mâles (Canada)
Martwa fala (Poland)
Olesya (Soviet Union)
Trafic (France)

Short Top 3:

1. "Adventures In Perception" (Han Van Gelder, Holland)

2. "Sentinels Of Silence" (Robert Amram, Mexico)

3. "Norien Ten" (John Knoop, USA)


Top Music Video:

"Imagine" (John Lennon, UK)


Top Commercial:

"Hilltop" (Coca-Cola)


Other great commercials:

Schick After Shave (France)
Try It You'll Like It

TV Top 3:

1. "Columbo: Murder By The Book" (Steven Spielberg, NBC)

2. "All In The Family: Cousin Maude's Visit" (John Rich, CBS)

3. "Columbo: Death Lends A Hand" (Bernard Kowalski, NBC)


Cartoon Top 3:

1. "Apel" (Ryszard Czekala, Poland)

2. "Battle Of Kerjents" (Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Yuri Norstein, Soviet Union)

3. "Signor Rossi At Photo Safari" (Bruno Bozzetto, Italy)


Other great cartoons:

Evolution (Canada)
The Selfish Giant (UK)
Synchromy (Canada)

Weak films of 1971:

1 PM
Death In Venice
Escape From The Planet Of The Apes
Hydrozagadka (Poland)