Alain Bergala's "The 208 Films That You Must Have Seen"

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This list was compiled by French film critic and historian Alain Bergala, which he distributes to students upon their orientation at the Paris Film Academy, La Fémis. This version of his list was handed out in 2010.

The list is not a compilation of the best films nor the most important ones, but was designed merely as a starting point for prospective filmmakers and students to learn about the history of cinema. One film a week for the duration of their four-year program.

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  1. 99 new

    Adieu, plancher des vaches!

    1999 — a.k.a. Farewell, Home Sweet Home, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 29 new

    Boy Meets Girl

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 212 new

    The Children's Hour

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 82 new

    Histoire(s) du cinéma: Fatale beauté

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 85 new

    Histoire(s) du cinéma: La monnaie de l'absolu

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 83 new

    Histoire(s) du cinéma: Le contrôle de l'univers

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 86 new

    Histoire(s) du cinéma: Les signes parmi nous

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 81 new

    Histoire(s) du cinéma: Seul le cinéma

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 79 new

    Histoire(s) du cinéma: Toutes les histoires

    1989, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 80 new

    Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule

    1989, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 84 new

    Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une vague nouvelle

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 61 new

    Honkytonk Man

    1982, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 134 new

    La meilleure façon de marcher

    1976 — a.k.a. The Best Way to Walk, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 210 new

    The Store

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 6 new

    A Wedding

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 142 new

    Ani imôto

    1953 — a.k.a. Older Brother, Younger Sister, in 1 top list Check
  17. 136 new

    Brigadoon

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  18. 175 new

    Les choses de la vie

    1970 — a.k.a. The Things of Life, in 1 top list Check
  19. 209 new

    Kiss Me, Stupid

    1964, in 1 top list Check
  20. 77 new

    Liberté, la nuit

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  21. 130 new

    Monkey Business

    1931, in 1 top list Check
  22. 200 new

    Der Name der Rose

    1986 — a.k.a. The Name of the Rose, in 1 top list Check
  23. 157 new

    Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  24. 101 new

    ...A Valparaíso

    1963 — a.k.a. Valparaiso, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 151 new

    Angèle

    1934 — a.k.a. Angele, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 92 new

    Benny's Video

    1992, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 215 new

    Cronaca familiare

    1962 — a.k.a. Family Portrait, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 173 new

    Farrebique ou Les quatre saisons

    1946 — a.k.a. Farrebique, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 95 new

    Kangwon-do ui him

    1998 — a.k.a. The Power of Kangwon Province, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 197 new

    The Naked Dawn

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 100 new

    Nippon Sengoshi - Madamu onboro no Seikatsu

    1970 — a.k.a. History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 176 new

    The Panic in Needle Park

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 32 new

    Thérèse

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 12 new

    U samogo sinego morya

    1936 — a.k.a. By the Bluest of Seas, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 1 new

    La captive

    2000 — a.k.a. The Captive, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 139 new

    A Comédia de Deus

    1995 — a.k.a. God's Comedy, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 188 new

    Dalla nube alla resistenza

    1979 — a.k.a. From the Clouds to the Resistance, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 23 new

    De bruit et de fureur

    1988 — a.k.a. Sound and Fury, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 119 new

    Family Life

    1971 — a.k.a. Wednesday's Child, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 103 new

    Kauas pilvet karkaavat

    1996 — a.k.a. Drifting Clouds, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 69 new

    Lady Chatterley

    2006, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 154 new

    Pour la suite du monde

    1963 — a.k.a. Of Whales, the Moon, and Men, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 21 new

    The River

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 109 new

    Route One USA

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 147 new

    Seishun zankoku monogatari

    1960 — a.k.a. Cruel Story of Youth, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 11 new

    Sur mes lèvres

    2001 — a.k.a. Read My Lips, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 169 new

    La collectionneuse

    1967 — a.k.a. The Collector, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 106 new

    La graine et le mulet

    2007 — a.k.a. The Secret of the Grain, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 58 new

    L'humanité

    1999 — a.k.a. Humanité, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 183 new

    Moonlighting

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
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