Filmatique's Best of 2017
Les Bienheureux, Sofia Djama (2017)
It should come as little surprise that 2017—a year marked by potent unrest, the continued fracturing of society—has witnessed a flourishing of cinema, especially by bold new directors from countries traditionally underrepresented in society, and especially female directors. Whether a function of a more frequent primacy of vision, technological advancement or broadening institutional support that actually makes the production of these films possible, Filmatique celebrates this year's unique voices who have embraced the art of cinema as a tool for social, political and cultural discourse.
Below are Filmatique's top films of 2017:
A Ciambra, Jonas Carpignano
A Man of Integrity, Mohammad Rasoulof
Beach Rats, Eliza Hittman
BPM (Beats per Minute), Robin Campillo
Call Me By Your Name, Luca Guadagnino
Ex Libris – The New York Public Library, Frederick Wiseman
Félicité, Alain Gomis
Foxtrot, Samuel Maoz
The Insult, Ziad Doueiri
Investigating Paradise, Merzak Allouche
Les Bienheureux, Sofia Djama
Loveless, Andrey Zvyagintsev
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno, Abdellatif Kechiche
On Body and Soul, Ildikó Enyedi
On the Beach at Night Alone, Hong Sangsoo
The Other Side of Hope, Aki Kaurismäki
Requiem for Mrs. J, Bojan Vuletic
The Rider, Chloé Zhao
Thelma, Joachim Trier
Una mujer fantástica, Sebastián Lelio
Under The Tree, Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson
Vazante, Daniela Thomas
The Wound, John Trengove
Zama, Lucrecia Martel
Investigating Paradise, Merzak Allouche (2017)