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. 25 -

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  2. 52 -

    Ossessione

    1943, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 61 new

    The Lady from Shanghai

    1947, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 62 new

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 64 -4

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 66 new

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  7. 68 new

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 74 new

    Casque d'or

    1952 — a.k.a. Casque d'Or, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 77 new

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  10. 92 new

    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  11. 95 new

    Tirez sur le pianiste

    1960 — a.k.a. Shoot the Piano Player, in 10 top lists Check
  12. 102 new

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  13. 108 new

    Pierrot le fou

    1965 — a.k.a. Pierrot le Fou, in 16 top lists Check
  14. 119 new

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  15. 134 new

    Performance

    1970, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 135 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  17. 169 new

    L'argent

    1983 — a.k.a. L'Argent, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 172 new

    Blood Simple

    1984, in 10 top lists Check
  19. 182 new

    Midnight Run

    1988, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 183 new

    Dom za vesanje

    1988 — a.k.a. Time of the Gypsies, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 185 new

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  22. 188 new

    Ah Fei jing juen

    1990 — a.k.a. Days of Being Wild, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 202 new

    Hana-bi

    1997 — a.k.a. Fireworks, in 11 top lists Check
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Last updated on Apr 6, 2012;