Anthology Film Archives's Essential Cinema

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A very special series of films screened on a repertory basis, the Essential Cinema Repertory collection consists of programs of shorts and hundreds of features assembled in 1970-75 by Anthology’s Film Selection Committee – James Broughton, Ken Kelman, Peter Kubelka, P. Adams Sitney, and Jonas Mekas. It was an ambitious attempt to define the art of cinema. The project was never completed but even in its unfinished state the series provides an uncompromising critical overview of cinema’s history. The titles are still being screened under the brand of "Essential Cinema". Now and then additional titles are added to the collection.

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  1. 254 -1

    Arnulf Rainer

    1960, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 138 +3

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 212 +1

    Blonde Cobra

    1963, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 252 -

    Adebar

    1957, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 41 +3

    Mothlight

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 529 -7

    Blow Job

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 253 +2

    Schwechater

    1958, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 177 +2

    Meshes of the Afternoon

    1943, in 10 top lists Check
  9. 27 +8

    Desistfilm

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 7 +2

    Scorpio Rising

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 13 -2

    All My Life

    1966, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 259 +1

    Film in Which There Appear Edge Lettering,...

    1966, in 1 top list Check
  13. 527 -6

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  14. 36 +17

    Sirius Remembered

    1959, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 35 -1

    Cat's Cradle

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 100 -3

    The Wold Shadow

    1977, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 233 +1

    Little Stabs at Happiness

    1960, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 8 -3

    Invocation of My Demon Brother

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 169 -1

    Centuries of June

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 110 -3

    Blazes

    1961, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 39 +54

    Thigh Line Lyre Triangular

    1961, in 1 top list Check
  22. 319 +21

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  23. 459 -6

    Rhythmus 21

    1923, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 219 -1

    Serene Velocity

    1970, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 165 +8

    Rose Hobart

    1936, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 95 -11

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  27. 220 +1

    Un chant d'amour

    1950 — a.k.a. A Song of Love, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 404 -9

    Free Radicals

    1958, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 436 -3

    Glimpse of the Garden

    1957, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 469 -6

    T,O,U,C,H,I,N,G

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  31. 9 -3

    Kustom Kar Kommandos

    1965, in 1 top list Check
  32. 284 +36

    Repas de bébé

    1895 — a.k.a. Baby's Meal, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 276 -8

    Ballet mécanique

    1924, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 223 +1

    Color Sequence

    1943, in 1 top list Check
  35. 278 +40

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  36. 255 +1

    Unsere Afrikareise

    1966, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 75 -33

    Lovemaking

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 37 +58

    Window Water Baby Moving

    1959, in 7 top lists Check
  39. 38 +49

    The Dead

    1960, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 10 -

    Lucifer Rising

    1972, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 240 -

    Our Lady of the Sphere

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 281 +40

    Les forgerons

    1895 — a.k.a. Blacksmith Scene, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 3 +4

    Puce Moment

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  44. 194 -

    Symphonie diagonale

    1924 — a.k.a. Symphonie diaganale, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 34 -5

    Anticipation of the Night

    1958, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 115 -10

    69

    1968, in 1 top list Check
  47. 163 -

    Report

    1967, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 2 +1

    Fireworks

    1947, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 29 +63

    The Wonder Ring

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 164 -

    The Flicker

    1966, in 4 top lists Check
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