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. 240 new

    Moonrise Kingdom

    2012, in 9 top lists Check
  2. 239 new

    The Master

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  3. 238 new

    Amour

    2012, in 15 top lists Check
  4. 237 new

    Jodaeiye Nader az Simin

    2011 — a.k.a. A Separation, in 15 top lists Check
  5. 236 new

    The Artist

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 235 new

    Hugo

    2011, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 234 new

    Shi

    2010 — a.k.a. Poetry, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 233 new

    Le silence de Lorna

    2008 — a.k.a. Lorna's Silence, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 232 new

    L'heure d'été

    2008 — a.k.a. Summer Hours, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 231 new

    Stellet Licht

    2007 — a.k.a. Silent Light, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 230 new

    Le voyage du ballon rouge

    2007 — a.k.a. Flight of the Red Balloon, in 1 top list Check
  12. 229 new

    Sang sattawat

    2006 — a.k.a. Syndromes and a Century, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 228 new

    Iklimler

    2006 — a.k.a. Climates, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 227 new

    San xia hao ren

    2006 — a.k.a. Still Life, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 226 new

    Zui hao de shi guang

    2005 — a.k.a. Three Times, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 225 new

    Sud pralad

    2004 — a.k.a. Tropical Malady, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 224 new

    La niña santa

    2004 — a.k.a. The Holy Girl, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 223 new

    Moolaadé

    2003, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 222 new

    Saraband

    2003, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 221 new

    Bu san

    2003 — a.k.a. Goodbye, Dragon Inn, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 220 new

    Le fils

    2002 — a.k.a. The Son, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 219 new

    Ren xiao yao

    2002 — a.k.a. Unknown Pleasures, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 218 new

    Russkiy kovcheg

    2002 — a.k.a. Russian Ark, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 217 new

    Waking Life

    2001, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 216 new

    Éloge de l'amour

    2001 — a.k.a. In Praise of Love, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 215 new

    La pianiste

    2001 — a.k.a. The Piano Teacher, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 214 new

    Werckmeister harmóniák

    2000 — a.k.a. Werckmeister Harmonies, in 12 top lists Check
  28. 213 new

    Yi yi

    2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check
  29. 212 new

    Almost Famous

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  30. 211 new

    Bad ma ra khahad bord

    1999 — a.k.a. The Wind Will Carry Us, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 210 new

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  32. 209 new

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  33. 208 new

    Ôdishon

    1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 207 new

    Hai shang hua

    1998 — a.k.a. Flowers of Shanghai, in 8 top lists Check
  35. 206 new

    Lost Highway

    1997, in 10 top lists Check
  36. 205 new

    Mat i syn

    1997 — a.k.a. Mother and Son, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 204 new

    Ta'm e guilass

    1997 — a.k.a. Taste of Cherry, in 17 top lists Check
  38. 203 new

    Chun gwong cha sit

    1997 — a.k.a. Happy Together, in 13 top lists Check
  39. 202 new

    Hana-bi

    1997 — a.k.a. Fireworks, in 11 top lists Check
  40. 201 new

    Crash

    1996, in 9 top lists Check
  41. 200 new

    Noon o Goldoon

    1996 — a.k.a. A Moment of Innocence, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 199 new

    Safe

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 198 new

    Underground

    1995, in 9 top lists Check
  44. 197 new

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  45. 196 new

    Zire darakhatan zeyton

    1994 — a.k.a. Through the Olive Trees, in 9 top lists Check
  46. 195 new

    Trois couleurs: Blanc

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: White, in 10 top lists Check
  47. 194 new

    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
  48. 193 new

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  49. 192 new

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  50. 191 new

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
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