A Year of Essential Cinema

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Created by Ibetolis.

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Inspired by the chronological charting of film, and the vast history of world cinema, as presented by Mark Cousin's superb 'A Story of Film: An Odyssey', I have decided to make 2012 the year where I finally get to watch those recognised classics and take a bite out of the canon.

Follow me as I take on the world of cinema from the silent era to the explosion of the talkies, through the golden age of Hollywood to the uprising of new wave cinema across Europe and worldwide, the uprising of the movie brats to the dawn of independent film making right through to the current digital boom.

This list will constantly be updated throughout the year.

January - 1895 - 1927
February - 1928 - 1936
March - 1937 - 1946
April - 1947 - 1954
May - 1955 - 1962
June - 1963 - 1967
July - 1968 - 1972
August - 1973 - 1979
September - 1980 - 1987
October - 1988 - 1995
November - 1996 - 2002
December - 2003 - Present

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  1. 85 new

    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
  2. 21 -

    The Cameraman

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  3. 86 new

    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 49 -

    How Green Was My Valley

    1941, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 235 new

    Hugo

    2011, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 179 new

    Khane-ye doust kodjast?

    1987 — a.k.a. Where Is the Friend's House?, in 15 top lists Check
  7. 10 -2

    The Kid

    1921, in 17 top lists Check
  8. 232 new

    L'heure d'été

    2008 — a.k.a. Summer Hours, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 13 -

    Our Hospitality

    1923, in 13 top lists Check
  10. 230 new

    Le voyage du ballon rouge

    2007 — a.k.a. Flight of the Red Balloon, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Apr 6, 2012;