The greatest movies of all time, according to Martin Scorsese [LISTA]

One of the greatest directors in the history of cinema, Martin Scorsese is responsible for renowned classics such as Goodfellas (nineteen ninety), Taxi Driver – Taxi Driver (1976), the wolf of Wall Street (2013) and The King of Comedy (1982), but none of them, in the opinion of the filmmaker himself, is on the list of best films of all time.

Even with a strong name in the industry, Scorsese is quite snubbed at the main award of Hollywood cinema: the oscar. Currently 80 years old, the artist has only one figurine of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scienceswhat it was Best Director per The Departed (2006).

Upon request from the magazine Sight And Sound, the iconic director listed which are the best feature films in history in his opinion. The first place went to the acclaimed 2001 – A Space Odyssey (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick, which tends to appear at the top of such lists.

The production featured names like Keir Dullea (david bowman), Gary Lockwood (Frank Poole), William Sylvester (Heywood Floyd), Daniel Richter (moon watcher) It is Douglas Rain (HAL 9000) in the list. Read the synopsis below:

A towering black structure provides a connection between the past and the future in this enigmatic adaptation of the author’s revered science fiction tale. Arthur C. Clarke. When the doctor dave bowman and other astronauts are sent on a mysterious mission, their computer chips begin to behave strangely, leading to a tense confrontation between man and machine that results in a mind-boggling journey through space and time.

Second position was taken by Eight and a halfa 1963 Italian film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Marcello Mastroianni (Guido Anselmi). the polish Ashes and Diamonds (1958), from Andrzej Wajda, completes the podium. See the full ranking below:

1. 2001 – A Space Odyssey (1968);
2. Eight and a half (1963);
3. Ashes and Diamonds (1958);
4. Citizen Kane (1941);
5. Diary of a Priest (1951);
6. To live (1952);
7. the leopard (1963);
8. The word (1955);
9. country (1946);
10. The Little Red Shoes (1948);
11. the holy river (1951);
12. The Bandit Giuliano (1962);
13. Trails of Hatred (1956);
14. Tales of the Vague Moon (1953);
15. A Body That Falls (1958).

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