The award-winning British author Geoff Dyer has published four novels, three essay collections, and seven works of nonfiction on various topics, from John Berger to jazz to World War II. His most recent book is Zona (2012), a much-acclaimed personal journey into the Andrei Tarkovsky film Stalker.
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Biography via Criterion.
The List
1
For All Mankind
Al Reinert
1989
80 min
2
Brief Encounter
David Lean
1945
86 min
3
Bad Timing
Nicolas Roeg
1980
123 min
4
Elevator to the Gallows
Louis Malle
1958
92 min
5
Gimme Shelter
David Maysles , Albert Maysles , and Charlotte Zwerin
1970
92 min
6
The Thin Red Line
UnavailableTerrence Malick
1998
171 min
7
The Night Porter
Liliana Cavani
1974
118 min
8
Koyaanisqatsi
UnavailableGodfrey Reggio
1983
86 min
9
Red Desert
Michelangelo Antonioni
1964
117 min
10
Tokyo Story
Yasujiro Ozu
1953
137 min