The Best of Woody Allen

Sasha Stone listed today selections for the 10 best films of Woody Allen after mentioning this quote from Allen that appeared recently in a British publication:

"Out of 40 films I should have 30 masterpieces, eight noble failures and two embarrassments, but it hasn’t worked out that way. Many of the films are enjoyable by the mean standards of movies, but look at what has been accomplished by people who have done beautiful things — Kurosawa, Bergman, Fellini, Buñuel, Truffaut — and then look at my films. I have squandered my opportunities and I have nobody to blame but myself."

I agree with Stone that Allen is underestimating himself here, and although I agree with his two top picks, my list of Allen's 10 Best and Stone's differ significantly:

Stone's 10 Best Allen Films    My 10 Best Allen Films
1.  Annie Hall                              1.  Annie Hall
2.  Manhattan                              2.  Manhattan
3.  Stardust Memories                 3.  Hannah and Her Sisters
4.  Crimes and Misdemeanors     4.  Crimes and Misdemeanors
5.  Husbands and Wives             5.   Bullets Over Broadway
6.  Hannah and Her Sisters          6.  Love and Death
7.  Another Woman                    7.  The Purple Rose of Cairo
8.  Zelig                                      8.  Take the Money and Run
9.  Sleeper                                  9.  Broadway Danny Rose
10. Radio Days                          10. Interiors

Stone, incidentally, includes film clips of his choices.