Cinemaos 10 Best Films of the 21st Century, according to Robert Eggersfilmes chosen by director Robert Eggers, from O Farol (2019) and Nosferatu (2024), reveal their appreciation to existential, dark and without concessions

Robert Eggers has become one of the most promising names in contemporary authorial terror. With a short filmography, with The witch(2015), The lighthouse (2019) and The northern man (2022) In the curriculum, the American filmmaker is known for creating dense atmospheres, historical rigor and almost obsessive care with ambients.

Eggers It combines the psychological horror with the aesthetics of folklore and classical tragedy, in a cinema that requires immersion and causes discomfort.

Robert Eggers’ film taste reveals a fascination with human suffering, existential narratives and aesthetic density. His favorite movie list is formed by challenging works, where time dilates, silence weighs and the characters often go towards ruin. Titles like The Turin Horse and It’s hard to be a god indicate an admiration for radical and visionary directors, as Béla Tarr andAleksei Germanrespectively, whose styles are marked by long sequence plans, oppressive scenarios and deeply philosophical views of the world.

At the same time, movies like Dream City(David Lynch) and Eternal brightness of a mind without memories(Michel Gondry) show that an interest in fragmented narratives, emotional complexities and characters on the brink of collapse. Already Black bloodfrom Paul Thomas Andersondirectly demonstrates his own obsession with violent masculinities, excessive ambition and tragic destination.

The list of Eggers It’s not light, and that says a lot about it. The filmmaker values ​​a cinema that tests the limits of time, body and mind, and that, like his own movies, requires total delivery of the viewer.

Check out the full list below:

1. Good job(1999)
2. On fire(2018)
3. Eternal brightness of a mind without memories (2004)
4. It’s hard to be a god (2013)
5. Mr. Turner (2014)
6. Dream City (2001)
7. Saul’s son(2015)
8. The piano teacher (2001)
9. The Turin Horse (2011)
10. Black blood (2007)

Source: NY Times

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