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. 17 -

    The Big Parade

    1925, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 18 -

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  3. 47 -

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  4. 50 -

    To Be or Not to Be

    1942, in 24 top lists Check
  5. 55 -

    A Canterbury Tale

    1944, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 58 -

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 60 new

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  8. 89 new

    Popiól i diament

    1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 16 top lists Check
  9. 109 new

    Campanadas a medianoche

    1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 111 new

    Ostre sledované vlaky

    1966 — a.k.a. Closely Watched Trains, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 113 new

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  12. 128 new

    L'armée des ombres

    1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 18 top lists Check
  13. 130 new

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  14. 158 new

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 161 new

    Kagemusha

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 175 new

    Idi i smotri

    1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 27 top lists Check
  17. 198 new

    Underground

    1995, in 9 top lists Check
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Last updated on Apr 6, 2012;