Ten Favorite Swansongs of Film
(in alphabetical order, with a preference for movies that represent a high point (if not always the absolute pinnacle) in their directors’ filmographies)
Battle Royale (directed by Kinji Fukasaku, 2000)
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (directed by Sidney Lumet, 2007)
Bride of Frankenstein (directed by James Whale, 1935)
The Dead (directed by John Huston, 1987)
A Fish Called Wanda (directed by Charles Crichton, 1988)
Frankenstein Unbound (directed by Roger Corman, 1990)
Labyrinth (directed by Jim Henson, 1986)
The Night of the Hunter (directed by Charles Laughton, 1955) *
Paprika (directed by Satoshi Kon, 2006)
That Obscure Object of Desire (directed by Luis Buñuel, 1977)
* his only film as a director, so kind of a cheat
— September 6, 2021