Year-End Lists

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2012 Movies

Fandor: Kevin B. Lee: 12 Best Films of 2012

21 December 2012

Kevin B. Lee: 12 Best Films of 2012, as published by Fandor where it’s accompanied by an excellent video essay

[see also 2015 • 2014]

  1. This is Not a Film
    Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
  2. Holy Motors
    Leos Carax
  3. Let the Bullets Fly
    Jiang Wen
  4. Silver Linings Playbook
    David O. Russell
  5. Consuming Spirits
    Chris Sullivan
  6. Neighboring Sounds
    Kleber Mendonça Filho
  7. In the Family
    Patrick Wang
  8. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
    Nuri Bilge Ceylan
  9. The Deep Blue Sea
    Terence Davies
  10. The Day He Arrives
    Hong Sang-soo
  11. A Simple Life
    Ann Hui
  12. Meanwhile
    Hal Hartley

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