"In his epic 252-minute film "L'Amour Fou", Jacques Rivette follows the dissolution of a married couple, and the destructive way they try to stay together. As they destroy their own building, Rivette's film shows what the concept of amour fou is about: loving too much.
Obsessive love that leads to destruction is the main theme of the films on the list, but it is also a list of films full of tenderness and pure love. This ambivalence of love keeps torturing filmmakers and brings us to one of the most basic and religious themes of film: the possibility of love.
Sexual explorations, misfits, social struggles and feeling "different", among other topics, keep repeating on this list. With these 20 films, we can learn how to understand the least understandable of feelings." - Tasteofcinema.com
