Defining Moments in Movies: The Greatest Films, Stars, Scenes and Events that Made Movie Magic

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Which moments have defined the silver screen: Bogey’s "Here’s looking at you, Kid,” in Casablanca? Hitchcock’s shocking shower scene in Psycho? Morphing, flying bodies in The Matrix? From the Lumière brothers’ first public film exhibition in 1895 through the arrival of sound, from the golden age of Hollywood to Italian Neo-Realism, the French New Wave, and beyond to contemporary Asian cinema, this guide captures every facet of movie magic. Worldwide in scope, and written by a team of experts, it encompasses all the major directors, brilliant stars, popular genres, and even the most significant technical developments and influential film criticism. Every film buff will treasure this!

*Missing on ICM*:
- Dies Irae (Petr Skála)


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    2004 — a.k.a. Tropical Malady, in 10 top lists Check
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    2004, in 0 top lists Check
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    2002 — a.k.a. Russian Ark, in 9 top lists Check
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    1999, in 5 top lists Check
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    1995 — a.k.a. Out of the Dark, in 1 top list Check
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    1994 — a.k.a. Butterfly Lovers, in 0 top lists Check
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    Arizona Dream

    1993, in 1 top list Check
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    1987, in 9 top lists Check
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    1982 — a.k.a. On Top of the Whale, in 1 top list Check
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    1975, in 8 top lists Check
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    1974 — a.k.a. Pastoral: To Die in the Country, in 3 top lists Check
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    1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check
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    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
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    W.R. - Misterije organizma

    1971 — a.k.a. WR: Mysteries of the Organism, in 12 top lists Check
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    1963, in 6 top lists Check
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    The Damned

    1962 — a.k.a. These Are the Damned, in 2 top lists Check
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    1963, in 35 top lists Check
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    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
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    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
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    Ordet

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
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    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
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    Mahal

    1949, in 1 top list Check
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    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
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