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. 101 new

    ...A Valparaíso

    1963 — a.k.a. Valparaiso, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 134 new

    La meilleure façon de marcher

    1976 — a.k.a. The Best Way to Walk, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 99 new

    Adieu, plancher des vaches!

    1999 — a.k.a. Farewell, Home Sweet Home, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 142 new

    Ani imôto

    1953 — a.k.a. Older Brother, Younger Sister, in 1 top list Check
  5. 215 new

    Cronaca familiare

    1962 — a.k.a. Family Portrait, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 145 new

    Hôtel Terminus

    1988, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 77 new

    Liberté, la nuit

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  8. 158 new

    Méditerranée

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 210 new

    The Store

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 32 new

    Thérèse

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 188 new

    Dalla nube alla resistenza

    1979 — a.k.a. From the Clouds to the Resistance, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 23 new

    De bruit et de fureur

    1988 — a.k.a. Sound and Fury, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 173 new

    Farrebique ou Les quatre saisons

    1946 — a.k.a. Farrebique, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 95 new

    Kangwon-do ui him

    1998 — a.k.a. The Power of Kangwon Province, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 197 new

    The Naked Dawn

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 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
  17. 154 new

    Pour la suite du monde

    1963 — a.k.a. Of Whales, the Moon, and Men, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 109 new

    Route One USA

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 89 new

    Sürü

    1978 — a.k.a. The Herd, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 157 new

    Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  21. 29 new

    Boy Meets Girl

    1984, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 175 new

    Les choses de la vie

    1970 — a.k.a. The Things of Life, in 1 top list Check
  23. 12 new

    U samogo sinego morya

    1936 — a.k.a. By the Bluest of Seas, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 151 new

    Angèle

    1934 — a.k.a. Angele, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 1 new

    La captive

    2000 — a.k.a. The Captive, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 119 new

    Family Life

    1971 — a.k.a. Wednesday's Child, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 167 new

    L'amour fou

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 148 new

    Mandabi

    1968 — a.k.a. The Money Order, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 6 new

    A Wedding

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 174 new

    Adieu Philippine

    1962, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 139 new

    A Comédia de Deus

    1995 — a.k.a. God's Comedy, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 132 new

    Diaries Notes and Sketches

    1968, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 183 new

    Moonlighting

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 140 new

    Palombella rossa

    1989 — a.k.a. Red Wood Pigeon, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 185 new

    La hora de los hornos: Notas y testimonios...

    1968 — a.k.a. The Hour of the Furnaces, in 9 top lists Check
  36. 69 new

    Lady Chatterley

    2006, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 193 new

    Les roseaux sauvages

    1994 — a.k.a. Wild Reeds, in 5 top lists Check
  38. 19 new

    Les valseuses

    1974 — a.k.a. Going Places, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 34 new

    Bab el hadid

    1958 — a.k.a. Cairo Station, in 6 top lists Check
  40. 33 new

    Les bonnes femmes

    1960 — a.k.a. The Good Time Girls, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 135 new

    He liu

    1997 — a.k.a. The River, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 118 new

    The Ladies Man

    1961, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 184 new

    Mat i syn

    1997 — a.k.a. Mother and Son, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 21 new

    The River

    1928, 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. 38 new

    Yeelen

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  47. 212 new

    The Children's Hour

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 87 new

    Remorques

    1941, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 96 new

    Bei qing cheng shi

    1989 — a.k.a. A City of Sadness, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 58 new

    L'humanité

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