A passionate cinephile and a general behind-the-scenes guy of the Toronto film scene, Paul Williams has a way to appreciate the best in Canadian cinema while holding it up to the same standards as the best of contemporary cinema and film history. I’m super pleased to be sharing his list!
100 Best Canadian Films are personal surveys of some of the most important works of the nation’s film history. Other contributors include Greg Klymkiw, Pat Mullen, Jason Anderson, Daniel Kremer, Yves Lever, Piers Handling, Marcel Jean, Mike Hoolboom and myself. – D.D.
100 Best Canadian Films are personal surveys of some of the most important works of the nation’s film history. Other contributors include Greg Klymkiw, Pat Mullen, Jason Anderson, Daniel Kremer, Yves Lever, Piers Handling, Marcel Jean, Mike Hoolboom and myself. – D.D.
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Special thanks to Gerald Pratley's feature film
guide Century of Canadian Cinema for the
refresher... – P.W.
Paul Williams’
100 Best Canadian Films
100. Dead Man (Jim
Jarmusch, 1995)*
99. The Cockroach
that Ate Cincinnati (Michael McNamara, 1996)
98. Bestiaire (Denis
Cote, 2012)
97. Corral (Colin
Low, 1954)
96. Paul Tomkowitz:
Street Railway Switchman (Roman Kroiter, 1953)
95. The Days
Before Christmas (Stanley Jackson, Wolf Koenig, Terence
McCartney-Filgate, 1958)
94. In the
Labyrinth
(Roman Kroiter, Colin Low, Hugh O'Connor, 1979)
93. Bearwalker (Shirley
Cheechoo, 2001)
92. Gross
Misconduct (Atom Egoyan, 1994)
91. Adoration (Atom
Egoyan, 2009)
90. Felicia's
Journey
(Atom Egoyan, 1999)
89. Family
Viewing
(Atom Egoyan, 1987)
88. Gambling,
Gods and LSD (Peter Mettler, 2001)
87. Frozen River (Courtney
Hunt, 2008)*
86. La Region
Centrale
(Michael Snow, 1971)
85. Trigger (Bruce
McDonald, 2010)
84. Quebec-U.S.A
ou l'invasion Pacifique (Claude Jutra, Michel Brault, 1962)
83. Entre la Mer
et L'eau Douce (Michel Brault, 1965)
82. Masala (Srinivas
Krishna, 1991)
81. Rude (Clement
Virgo, 1995)
80. Frank's Cock (Mike
Hoolboom, 1993)
79. Archangel (Guy
Maddin, 1990)
78. Big Bear (Gil
Cardinal, 1998)**
77. Comic Book
Confidential (Ron Mann, 1988)
76. Waydowntown (Gary
Burns, 2000)
75. Bring Me the
Head of Tim Horton (Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, 2015)
74. Shivers (David
Cronenberg, 1974)
73. Pontypool (Bruce
McDonald, 2011)
72. Opening
Speech
(Norman McLaren, 1960)
71. Nobody Waved
Goodbye
(Don Owen, 1964)
70. A Tout Prendre (Claude
Jutra, 1963)
69. Crash (David
Cronenberg, 1996)
68. Curling (Denis
Cote, 2010)
67. Rocks at
Whiskey Trench (Alanis Obomsawin, 2000)
66. Dracula:
Pages from a Virgin's Dairy
(Guy Maddin, 2002)
65. My American
Cousin
(Sandy Wilson, 1985)
64. Wedding in
White
(William Fruet, 1972)
63. The Mask (Julian
Roffman, 1961)
62. Paperback
Hero
(Peter Pearson, 1973)
61. The Hard
Part Begins (Paul Lynch, 1974)
60. Deathdream (Bob
Clark, 1972)
59. Death
Weekend
(William Fruet, 1976)
58. Exotica (Atom
Egoyan, 1994)
57. Crime Wave (John
Paizs, 1985)
56. Gina (Denys
Arcand, 1975)
55. Cotton Mill,
Treadmill
(Denys Arcand, 1970)
54. Ginger Snaps (John
Fawcett, 2000)
53. Ginger Snaps
2: Unleashed (Brett Sullivan, 2004)
52. Cosmopolis (David
Cronenberg, 2012)
51. The
Suburbanators (Gary Burns, 1995)
50. Warrendale (Allan
King, 1967)
49. Dance Me
Outside
(Bruce McDonald, 1994)
48. Decline of
the American Empire (Denys Arcand, 1986)
47. Between
Friends
(Donald Shebib, 1973)
46. Lonely Boy (Wolf
Koenig, Roman Kroiter, 1963)
45. Winds of
Fogo
(Colin Low, 1970)
44. Mon Oncle
Antoine
(Claude Jutra, 1971)
43. A Winter Tan (Jackie
Burroughs, 1988)
42. Leolo (Jean-Claude
Lauzon, 1992)
41. 49th
Parallel
(Michael Powell, 1941)
40. Ararat (Atom
Egoyan, 2002)
39. Kitchen
Party
(Gary Burns, 1997)
38. Kissed (Lynne
Stopkewich, 1996)
37. Hard Core
Logo
(Bruce McDonald, 1996)
36. Bye Bye
Blues
(Anne Wheeler, 1989)
35. The Heart of
the World
(Guy Maddin, 2000)
34. Spider (David
Cronenberg, 2002)
33. Picture of
Light
(Peter Mettler, 1994)
32. Project
Grizzly
(Peter Lynch, 1996)
31. Les Ordres (Michel
Brault, 1970)
30. Les
Raquetteurs (Pierre Perrault, 1958)
29. Getting
Started
(Richard Condie, 1979)
28. L'Acadie,
l'Acadie
(Pierre Perrault, 1971)
27. Careful (Guy
Maddin, 1992)
26. Calendar (Atom
Egoyan, 1993)
25. The Top of
His Head
(Peter Mettler, 1989)
24. The Fly (David
Cronenberg, 1986)
23. eXistenZ (David
Cronenberg, 1999)
22. A History of
Violence
(David Cronenberg, 2005)
21. Maps to the
Stars
(David Cronenberg, 2014)
20. Videodrome (David
Cronenberg, 1982)
19. Last Night (Don
McKellar, 1999)
18. Thirty-Two Shorts
Films About Glenn Gould (Francois Girard, 1993)
17. My Winnipeg (Guy
Maddin, 2007)
16. Naked Lunch (David
Cronenberg, 1991)
15. Wavelength (Michael
Snow, 1967)
14. Cowards Bend
the Knee or The Blue Hands (Guy Maddin, 2002)
13. The Big Snit (Richard
Condie, 1985)
12. Neighbours (Norman
McLaren, 1952)
11. Pas de Deus (Norman
McLaren, 1968)
10. Universe (Roman
Kroiter, Colin Low, 1960)
9. Brand Upon
the Brain
(Guy Maddin, 2006)
8. Pour la Suite
du Monde
(Pierre Perrault and Michel Brault, 1963)
7. Eastern Promises (David
Cronenberg, 2007)
6. Kanehsatake:
270 Years of Resistance (Alanis Obomsawin, 1993)
5. Dead Ringers (David
Cronenberg, 1988)
4. La Lutte (Michel
Brault, Claude Jutra et al, 1961)
3. Before
Tomorrow
(Marie-Helene Cousineau and Madeline Ivalu, 2008)
2. Twitch City (Bruce
McDonald, Don McKellar, 1998-9) **
1. Atanarjuat
the Fast Runner (Zacharias Kunuk, 2001)
* Not technically Canadian, but relax...
** Not technically a movie; relax!
Les Raquetteurs est de Michel Brault et Gilles Groulx. L'Acadie, l'Acadie?!?, de Michel Brault et Pierre Perrault. Pour la suite du monde, de Michel Brault, Marcel Carrière et Pierre Perrault.
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