It was a little late in the game when I asked Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart, Chop Shop) to take part in our IONCINEPHILE of the month feature, so the exercise of asking Ramin to come up with his definite top ten was perhaps a little much to ask considering that this month happens to be a busy one for the filmmaker filling in requests from media and festivals for the upcoming release of his third film, Goodbye Solo [Roadside Attraction 03/27]. Instead, Ramin was kind enough to offer us an alternative list of top ten films (it pans out to be eleven, you’ll see why below) that he has “been thinking about recently”. Here is that list (in alphabetical order) as of March 2009.
Aguirre, The Wrath of God
Au Hasard Balthazar
Cool Hand Luke
The Flowers of St. Francis
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Once Upon a Time in the West
Rocco and his Brothers
Seven Samurai
Titicut Follies
