This is the first of a weekly series from Anthony Esolen giving his top ten films in different categories. Readers are invited to give their own choices on theCatholic Herald's Facebook page. You are also invited to suggest topics for future lists.
Hollywood (and the English cinema) used to make a lot of intense, intelligent, rather quiet dramas about human suffering, human disappointments, human joys. The films tend to be underrated, because they were never supposed to be blockbusters. They are also mostly in black and white, and when you watch them, it's hard to imagine them otherwise.
