 Bresson did o.k.; Au Hasard Balthazar and A Man Escaped had quite a few votes. Dreyer, too. I did suggest that S&S publish the top 100, as the very top films are well-known enough, whereas the lower reaches would throw up some interesting titles that deserve greater publicity. Still, the full lists and results should still be on the BFI website. I was particularly disappointed that Mizoguchi (who was just outside the top 10 directors with critics) barely registered with English-speaking directors. I don't think a single American director picked one of his films. In fact the directors involved were hardly the great names of international cinema; far too many 3rd rate and has-been U.K and USA participants. Sight and Sound told me they'd welcome my list of suggestions for directors to include, then ignored it.

So i'm trying to conduct my own little poll of top cinephiles in numerous neglected countries to get a more genuine world view. Though i've had 17 replies in 10 countries so far, i'll need a lot more to make a meaningful result. Still, i've already learned more about Arabic films and taste.