The Personal Touch

"My favorite acting performances, many of which I consider among the greatest."

1. The Passion of Joan of Arc (Renee Falconetti)
2. Persona (Liv Ullmann)
3. Paris, Texas (Harry Dean Stanton)
4. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (Sheryl Lee)
5. Mulholland Dr. (Naomi Watts/Justin Theroux)
6. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Haley Joel Osment)
7. Inland Empire (Laura Dern)
8. The 400 Blows (Jean-Pierre Leaud)
9. In the Mood for Love (Tony Leung)
10. The Night of the Hunter (Robert Mitchum)
11. The Devils (Oliver Reed)
12. M (Peter Lorre)
13. Out 1 (Jean-Pierre Leaud)
14. A Brighter Summer Day (Chang Chen)
15. Carlito's Way (Al Pacino)
16. The Shining (Shelley Duvall)
17. Trust (Adrienne Shelly/Martin Donovan)
18. Sunrise (Janet Gaynor)
19. Jeanne Dielman (Delphine Seyrig)
20. Tokyo Story (Setsuko Hara)
21. The Double Life of Veronique (Irene Jacob)
22. Seven Samurai (Toshiro Mifune)
23. Carol (Rooney Mara)
24. Until the End of the World (Sam Neill)
25. The Insider (Russell Crowe)
26. Manhunter (William Petersen)
27. Blue Velvet (Kyle MacLachlan)
28. Eyes Wide Shut (Tom Cruise)
29. Eraserhead (Jack Nance)
30. Wendy and Lucy (Michelle Williams)
31. Phoenix (Nina Hoss)
32. Public Enemies (Christian Bale)
33. Mistress America (Lola Kirke)
34. Heat (Robert De Niro)
35. Queen of Earth (Katherine Waterston)
36. Casablanca (Humphrey Bogart)
37. Wild at Heart (Nicolas Cage)
38. Blackhat (Chris Hemsworth)
39. Ran (Tatsuya Nakadai)
40. The Social Network (Jesse Eisenberg)
41. Brazil (Jonathan Pryce)
42. Singin' in the Rain (Gene Kelly)
43. Inherent Vice (Joaquin Phoenix)
44. My Golden Days (Mathieu Amalric)
45. Ali (Will Smith)
46. Orphan (Isabelle Fuhrman)
47. Kate Plays Christine (Kate Lyn Sheil)
48. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Zhang Ziyi)