Here's the result of the new Sight and Sound poll of international critics and directors (about half the critics and a clear majority of directors were from Britain and America, so it was quite anglicised. Africa, South America, eastern Europe and Arabic countries were still under-represented).

Critics:

 1. Citizen Kane (now there's a surprise!)
 2. Vertigo
 3. La Regle du Jeu
 4. The Godfather 1&2
 5. Tokyo Story
 6. 2001: A Space Odyssey
 7. Battleship Potemkin
    Sunrise 
 9. 8 1/2
10. Singin' in the Rain
(11= Seven Samurai, the Searchers)

Directors:

1. Citizen Kane
2. The Godfather 1 &2
3. 8 1/2
4. Lawrence of Arabia
5. Dr Strangelove
6. Bicycle Thieves
   Raging Bull
   Vertigo
9. Rashomon
   La Regle du Jeu
   Seven Samurai 

My favourites:

 1. Sansho the Bailiff
 2. Sunrise
 3. Paris Texas
 4. Andrei Rublev
 5. North by North West
 6. Alice in the Cities
 7. 2001:A Space Odyssey
 8. The Green Ray
 9. Maborosi
10= Seven Samurai
    Some Like it Hot
    Letter from an Unknown Woman
(also; Abraham Valley,
    La Regle du Jeu
    Mirror
    Vertigo
    Tokyo Story
    The Colour of Pomegranates
    Tales of the Taira Clan
    The Band Wagon).
