Once a decade, Sight and Sound conducts a survey of international film critics to compile a list of the greatest films of all time. For the first time in the poll’s 70-year history, a woman-directed film tops the list. Chantal Akerman’s “Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” reigns supreme. Released in 1975, the drama tells the story of a middle-aged sex worker.
“This year’s poll reached a wider and more diverse group than ever before and incorporates the top 10 lists of over 1,600 participants from all corners of the globe who voted for more than 4,000 films overall,” a press release details. “This compares to the 846