A Year of Essential Cinema

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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. 135 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  2. 164 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 110 new

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  4. 158 new

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  5. 240 new

    Moonrise Kingdom

    2012, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 116 new

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  7. 145 new

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  8. 212 new

    Almost Famous

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 181 new

    Nuovo Cinema Paradiso

    1988 — a.k.a. Cinema Paradiso, in 20 top lists Check
  10. 124 new

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 100 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  12. 19 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  13. 39 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  14. 30 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  15. 47 -

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  16. 209 new

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 236 new

    The Artist

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 103 new

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  19. 160 new

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  20. 235 new

    Hugo

    2011, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 163 new

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  22. 237 new

    Jodaeiye Nader az Simin

    2011 — a.k.a. A Separation, in 15 top lists Check
  23. 185 new

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  24. 77 new

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  25. 87 new

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
  26. 45 -

    Rebecca

    1940, in 23 top lists Check
  27. 121 new

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  28. 139 new

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  29. 119 new

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  30. 192 new

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  31. 197 new

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  32. 206 new

    Lost Highway

    1997, in 10 top lists Check
  33. 175 new

    Idi i smotri

    1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 27 top lists Check
  34. 12 -

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  35. 7 -

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  36. 10 -2

    The Kid

    1921, in 17 top lists Check
  37. 96 new

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  38. 98 new

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  39. 168 new

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  40. 217 new

    Waking Life

    2001, in 9 top lists Check
  41. 167 new

    Fanny och Alexander

    1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 25 top lists Check
  42. 81 new

    Rebel Without a Cause

    1955, in 16 top lists Check
  43. 126 new

    Midnight Cowboy

    1969, in 22 top lists Check
  44. 239 new

    The Master

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  45. 165 new

    The King of Comedy

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  46. 32 -

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  47. 112 new

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  48. 113 new

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  49. 3 -

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  50. 102 new

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
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