Kat Zabecka speaks to Dr David Sorfa, the programme director of the MSc and PhD in Film Studies at the University of Edinburgh, and his colleagues Dr Pasquale Iannone, Dr Chiara Quaranta and Dr Hoi Lun Law about their personal best of film and television in 2021.

Films and TV mentioned (in order of mention):

Celine Sciamma – Petite Maman (2021)

Leos Carax – Annette (2021)

David Lean – Brief Encounter (1945)

Kar-Wai Wong - In the Mood for Love (2000)

Paolo Sorrentino – Hand of God (2021)

Wes Anderson – The French Dispatch (2021)

Marta Kauffman, Howard J. Morris -Grace and Frankie (2015-2022)

Paolo Sorrentino - The Young Pope (2016)

Charters and Caldicott (1985)

Mike Flanagan – Midnight Mass (2021)

Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-)

Leonardo Fasoli, Stefano Bises, Roberto Saviano - Gomorrah (2014-2021)

Molly Smith Metzler – Maid (2021)

Russell T. Davies – It’s a Sin (2021)

Sterlin Harjo, Taika Waititi - Reservation Dogs (2021)

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car (2021)

Peter Jackson - The Beatles: Get Back (2021)

Pablo Larrain – Spencer (2021)

Michael Caton-Jones – Our Ladies (2019)

Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog (2021)

Park Chan-wook – The Handmaiden (2016)

Anthony Minghella - The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)