Accounting For Taste

Sight & Sound 2012

Intro

The following films appeared in the Sight & Sound best of 2012 poll.

Source: The best films of 2012

Films

1. The Master

USA
Paul Thomas Anderson

Lists: Cinema Scope (4, 2012) | Film Comment (2, 2012) | New York Times (Dargis / 5 - Scott, 2012)

Festivals: Rotterdam (Spectrum, 2013) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2012) | Venice (In Competition, 2012)

2. Tabu

Portugal, Germany, Brazil, France
Miguel Gomes

Lists: Cinema Scope (2, 2012) | Film Comment (11, 2012)

Festivals: Berlin (Competition, 2012) | New York (Main Slate, 2012) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2012)

3. Amour

France, Germany, Austria
Michael Haneke

Lists: Film Comment (5, 2012) | New York Times (Dargis / 1 - Scott, 2012)

Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2012) | New York (Main Slate, 2012) | Telluride (2012) | Toronto (Masters, 2012)

4. Holy Motors

France, Germany
Leos Carax

Lists: Cinema Scope (3, 2012) | Film Comment (1, 2012) | New York Times (Dargis, 2012)

Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2012) | Locarno (Leos Carax Tribute, 2012) | New York (Main Slate, 2012)

5. Beasts of the Southern Wild

USA
Benh Zeitlin

Lists: Film Comment (14, 2012) | New York Times (3 - Scott, 2012)

Festivals: Cannes (Un Certain Regard, 2012) | Sundance (US Dramatic Competition, 2012)

5. Berberian Sound Studio

UK
Peter Strickland

Festivals: Locarno (International Competition, 2012) | New York (Midnight Movies, 2012) | Rotterdam (Sound Stages, 2013) | Toronto (Vanguard, 2012)

7. Moonrise Kingdom

USA
Wes Anderson

Lists: Cinema Scope (10, 2012) | Film Comment (3, 2012) | New York Times (Dargis, 2012)

Festivals: Cannes (Competition - Opening Film, 2012)

8. Beyond the Hills

După dealuri
Romania, France, Belgium
Cristian Mungiu

Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2012) | New York (Main Slate, 2012) | Toronto (Masters, 2012)

8. Cosmopolis

Canada, France
David Cronenberg

Lists: Cinema Scope (Special Mention, 2012) | Film Comment (15, 2012)

Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2012)

8. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Bir zamanlar Anadolu'da
Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Lists: Cinema Scope (5, 2011) | Film Comment (8, 2012 / 3 - Undistributed, 2011) | New York Times (Dargis, 2012)

Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2011) | New York (Main Slate, 2011) | Toronto (Masters, 2011)

8. This Is Not a Film

In film nist
Iran
Jafar Panahi, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb

Lists: Cinema Scope (1, 2011) | Film Comment (4, 2012 / 1 - Undistributed, 2011) | New York Times (4 [Documentary] - Scott, 2012)

Festivals: Cannes (Special Screenings, 2011) | New York (Main Slate, 2011) | Toronto (Masters, 2011)