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. 88 new

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 72 new

    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 189 new

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
  4. 105 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  5. 112 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  6. 141 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  7. 64 new

    La chute de la maison Usher

    1928 — a.k.a. The Fall of the House of Usher, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 21 new

    The River

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 182 new

    The Wind

    1928, in 14 top lists Check
  10. 201 new

    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
  11. 26 new

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  12. 150 new

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  13. 63 new

    Staroye i novoye

    1929 — a.k.a. Old and New, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 56 new

    Zemlya

    1930 — a.k.a. Earth, in 16 top lists Check
  15. 130 new

    Monkey Business

    1931, in 1 top list Check
  16. 163 new

    Boudu sauvé des eaux

    1932 — a.k.a. Boudu Saved from Drowning, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 25 new

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  18. 179 new

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  19. 151 new

    Angèle

    1934 — a.k.a. Angele, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 203 new

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  21. 187 new

    The Scarlet Empress

    1934, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 90 new

    Bonne chance!

    1935 — a.k.a. Good Luck, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 36 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  24. 12 new

    U samogo sinego morya

    1936 — a.k.a. By the Bluest of Seas, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 60 new

    Pépé le Moko

    1937, in 10 top lists Check
  26. 53 new

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
  27. 30 new

    Le jour se lève

    1939 — a.k.a. Daybreak, in 12 top lists Check
  28. 164 new

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  29. 121 new

    The Shop Around the Corner

    1940, in 14 top lists Check
  30. 206 new

    High Sierra

    1941, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 87 new

    Remorques

    1941, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 194 new

    Cat People

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  33. 207 new

    The Magnificent Ambersons

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  34. 160 new

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  35. 202 new

    Duel in the Sun

    1946, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 173 new

    Farrebique ou Les quatre saisons

    1946 — a.k.a. Farrebique, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 28 new

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  38. 39 new

    Quai des Orfèvres

    1947 — a.k.a. Jenny Lamour, in 7 top lists Check
  39. 51 new

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  40. 50 new

    Riso amaro

    1949 — a.k.a. Bitter Rice, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 170 new

    Stromboli (Terra di Dio)

    1950 — a.k.a. Stromboli, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 128 new

    Winchester '73

    1950, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 13 new

    Casque d'or

    1952 — a.k.a. Casque d'Or, in 9 top lists Check
  44. 138 new

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  45. 55 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  46. 142 new

    Ani imôto

    1953 — a.k.a. Older Brother, Younger Sister, in 1 top list Check
  47. 15 new

    Sommaren med Monika

    1953 — a.k.a. Summer with Monika, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 149 new

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  49. 127 new

    The Barefoot Contessa

    1954, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 136 new

    Brigadoon

    1954, in 1 top list Check
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