JOHN KOBAL'S INTERNATIONAL POLL: TOP 100 FILMS

Back in 1988, John Kobal polled 80 distinguished film critics and cineastes from a range of countries, for their top 10s, and then came up with his book John Kobal’s Top 100 Movies, which really sparked my obsession with world cinema (i’d previously just flirted). So many exciting discoveries to be made, a whole new world to explore. Never again can that level of wonder and excitement be reproduced. This was the book that has caused so many countless hours in darkened rooms away from the world of people and sunlight- the sunken eyes, the spectral Nosferatu appearance…

Kobal’s list was drawn up according to 10...