I remember people trying to make a case that 50 years after ‘The best year ever in Film- 1939’ that 1989 was matching 1939.
How does this claim stack up now?
In no particular order-
My favourite films of 1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Dead Poets Society
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
When Harry met Sally
Crimes and Misdemeanors
My favourite films of 1939
Mr Smith goes to Washington
Wizard of OZ
Rules of the Game
Gone with the Wind
Goodbye Mr Chips
My 5 favorite films of 1939 and 1989 (in alpha order)
Of Mice and Men
Only Angels Have Wings
The Rules of the Game
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums
The Wizard of Oz
A City of Sadness
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Do the Right Thing
Drugstore Cowboy
Kiki’s Delivery Service
You can’t leave out Rules of the Game bro. It’s, like, the greatest film ever made.
No matter how many great movies come from 1989, nothing can compare to 1939. These were the 1939 Academy Award nominations:
Dark Victory
Gone With the Wind
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Love Affair
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Ninotchka
Of Mice and Men
Stagecoach
The Wizard of Oz
Wuthering Heights