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. 7 -

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  2. 9 +1

    Körkarlen

    1921 — a.k.a. The Phantom Carriage, in 16 top lists Check
  3. 12 -

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  4. 28 -

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  5. 32 -

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  6. 34 -

    Vampyr

    1932, in 18 top lists Check
  7. 35 -

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  8. 94 new

    La maschera del demonio

    1960 — a.k.a. Black Sunday, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 121 new

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  10. 124 new

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 168 new

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  12. 208 new

    Ôdishon

    1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check
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Last updated on Apr 6, 2012;