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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The Godfather
1972, in 42 top lists Check -
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Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
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Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check -
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Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
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Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
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Ladri di biciclette
1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check -
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Metropolis
1927, in 36 top lists Check -
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Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check -
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The Night of the Hunter
1955, in 34 top lists Check -
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Taxi Driver
1976, in 34 top lists Check -
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The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
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It's a Wonderful Life
1946, in 33 top lists Check -
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On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
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Modern Times
1936, in 30 top lists Check -
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Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Shining
1980, in 28 top lists Check -
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Tôkyô monogatari
1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check -
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The Deer Hunter
1978, in 26 top lists Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
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The Searchers
1956, in 26 top lists Check -
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Un chien andalou
1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check -
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937, in 25 top lists Check -
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Chelovek s kino-apparatom
1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check -
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L'avventura
1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check -
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La règle du jeu
1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check -
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Viridiana
1961, in 24 top lists Check -
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977, in 23 top lists Check -
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Dog Day Afternoon
1975, in 23 top lists Check -
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The Birth of a Nation
1915, in 21 top lists Check -
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Brokeback Mountain
2005, in 21 top lists Check -
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La dolce vita
1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 21 top lists Check -
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El espíritu de la colmena
1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check -
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Greed
1924, in 21 top lists Check -
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Johnny Guitar
1954, in 21 top lists Check -
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L'Atalante
1934, in 21 top lists Check -
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Laura
1944, in 21 top lists Check -
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Ordet
1955, in 21 top lists Check -
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Rosemary's Baby
1968, in 21 top lists Check -
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Il conformista
1970 — a.k.a. The Conformist, in 20 top lists Check -
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Kiss Me Deadly
1955, in 20 top lists Check -
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Manhattan
1979, in 20 top lists Check -
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Peeping Tom
1960, in 20 top lists Check -
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Pickpocket
1959, in 20 top lists Check -
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Chung Hing sam lam
1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check -
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Freaks
1932, in 19 top lists Check -
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Playtime
1967, in 19 top lists Check -
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Rio Bravo
1959, in 19 top lists Check -
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Yi yi
2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check -
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Die Büchse der Pandora
1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
Last updated on Jun 2, 2012; source