French-Italian co-production that was received extremely well at Cannes.
A group of high school students sets off on a school trip to discover the ruins of Pompeii. They are seized by a sense of vertigo. They allow themselves to be overwhelmed by desire and anger, until they surrender completely.
7.7 at IMDb
100% Tomatometer
98 at Metacritic
That’s the highest Metacritic score since 2014!!!
There are only 14 films graded 100 at Metacritic.
The Godfather (1972)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Boyhood (2014)
Rear Window (1954)
Casablanca (1942)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Three Colors: Red (1994)
Dekalog (1988)
The Conformist (1970)
Tokyo Story (1972)
The Leopard (1963)
Notorious (1946)
Vertigo (1958)
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
There are nine near-misses at 99, including Singin’ in the Rain, City Lights and Pinocchio (Disney version).
Then comes Gradiva, tied for 24th of all time. Pretty heady territory.
