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 Birth of a Nation
1915, in 21 top lists Check -
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Nanook of the North
1922, in 17 top lists Check -
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Greed
1924, in 21 top lists Check -
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The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
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Metropolis
1927, 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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La chute de la maison Usher
1928 — a.k.a. The Fall of the House of Usher, in 10 top lists Check -
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The River
1928, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Wind
1928, in 14 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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Un chien andalou
1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check -
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Die Büchse der Pandora
1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check -
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Staroye i novoye
1929 — a.k.a. Old and New, in 5 top lists Check -
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Zemlya
1930 — a.k.a. Earth, in 16 top lists Check -
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Monkey Business
1931, in 1 top list Check -
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Boudu sauvé des eaux
1932 — a.k.a. Boudu Saved from Drowning, in 9 top lists Check -
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Freaks
1932, in 19 top lists Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
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Angèle
1934 — a.k.a. Angele, in 2 top lists Check -
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L'Atalante
1934, in 21 top lists Check -
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The Scarlet Empress
1934, in 12 top lists Check -
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Bonne chance!
1935 — a.k.a. Good Luck, in 0 top lists Check -
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Modern Times
1936, in 30 top lists Check -
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U samogo sinego morya
1936 — a.k.a. By the Bluest of Seas, in 2 top lists Check -
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Pépé le Moko
1937, in 10 top lists Check -
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937, in 25 top lists Check -
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Le jour se lève
1939 — a.k.a. Daybreak, in 12 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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The Shop Around the Corner
1940, in 14 top lists Check -
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High Sierra
1941, in 8 top lists Check -
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Remorques
1941, in 5 top lists Check -
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Cat People
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Magnificent Ambersons
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
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Laura
1944, in 21 top lists Check -
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Duel in the Sun
1946, in 7 top lists Check -
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Farrebique ou Les quatre saisons
1946 — a.k.a. Farrebique, in 2 top lists Check -
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It's a Wonderful Life
1946, in 33 top lists Check -
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Quai des Orfèvres
1947 — a.k.a. Jenny Lamour, in 7 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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Riso amaro
1949 — a.k.a. Bitter Rice, in 5 top lists Check -
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Stromboli (Terra di Dio)
1950 — a.k.a. Stromboli, in 7 top lists Check -
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Winchester '73
1950, in 7 top lists Check -
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Casque d'or
1952 — a.k.a. Casque d'Or, in 9 top lists Check -
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Saikaku ichidai onna
1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check -
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Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
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Ani imôto
1953 — a.k.a. Older Brother, Younger Sister, in 1 top list Check -
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Sommaren med Monika
1953 — a.k.a. Summer with Monika, in 6 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 Barefoot Contessa
1954, in 8 top lists Check -
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Brigadoon
1954, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Jun 2, 2012; source