The All-Time Five
Best film of all time
Barry Lyndon
1975, Stanley Kubrick
My 2022 answer
“This is the most beautiful film ever shot.”
Best musician of all time
Nino Rota
and, in a tie, Ennio Morricone
My 2022 answer
“Nino Rota, my most favorite composer of all time besides Ennio Morricone.”
Best director of all time
Stanley Kubrick
I called him my favourite filmmaker three times
My 2022 answer
“my favorite motion picture by my favorite filmmaker”
Best non-English film of all time
Roma
2018, Alfonso Cuarón. The nearest I came to naming one
My nearest answer in 2022
“my favorite (so far) film of the 21st century cinema”
Best music of all time
Cinema Paradiso score
Ennio Morricone, 1988. The nearest I came to naming one
My nearest answer in 2022
“the timeless score that never stopped echoing in my ears and vibrating in my heart”