Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films
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This list is "an educational resource that offers guidance and encouragement as students seek to find points of orientation within the vast history of film and video." It is not a list of the best films of all time. Rather, it reflects a variety of criteria.
The list is divided into 5 sections:
I. Narrative Films
Hollywood Genres (with an emphasis on the classical studio era)
II. Non-Fiction Films
III. Animated Films
IV. Experimental/Avant-garde/Underground Films
V. Single-channel Video
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Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
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Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot
1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check -
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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
1927, in 12 top lists Check -
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Sherlock Jr.
1924, in 24 top lists Check -
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Annabelle Serpentine Dance
1895, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Great Train Robbery
1903, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Jazz Singer
1927, in 6 top lists Check -
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Lola rennt
1998 — a.k.a. Run Lola Run, in 9 top lists Check -
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Life of an American Fireman
1903, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Kiss
1896 — a.k.a. The May Irwin Kiss, in 4 top lists Check -
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La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon
1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check -
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Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check -
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Pickpocket
1959, in 20 top lists Check -
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Madame de...
1953 — a.k.a. The Earrings of Madame De..., in 13 top lists Check -
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Viridiana
1961, in 24 top lists Check -
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Week End
1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check -
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The Pillow Book
1995, in 4 top lists Check -
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Sex, Lies, and Videotape
1989, in 11 top lists Check -
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Hable con ella
2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check -
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The Tree of Life
2011, in 13 top lists Check -
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L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat
1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check -
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Dead Man
1995, in 12 top lists Check -
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Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989, in 12 top lists Check -
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Le voyage dans la lune
1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check -
161 +4
Cléo de 5 à 7
1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check -
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939, in 15 top lists Check -
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Amores perros
2000, in 17 top lists Check -
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Ultimo tango a Parigi
1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check -
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Trois couleurs: Bleu
1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check -
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Safety Last!
1923, in 16 top lists Check -
225 +4
La nuit américaine
1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 19 top lists Check -
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Au hasard Balthazar
1966 — a.k.a. Au Hasard Balthazar, in 18 top lists Check -
222 +4
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check -
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La strada
1954, in 21 top lists Check -
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L'avventura
1960 — a.k.a. L'Avventura, in 24 top lists Check -
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Do the Right Thing
1989, in 25 top lists Check -
120 +4
Tôkyô monogatari
1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check -
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Persona
1966, in 25 top lists Check -
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Playtime
1967, in 19 top lists Check -
140 +4
Le notti di Cabiria
1957 — a.k.a. Nights of Cabiria, in 19 top lists Check -
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La jetée
1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check -
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Easy Rider
1969, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Crowd
1928, in 20 top lists Check -
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Da hong denglong gaogao gua
1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check -
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Belle de jour
1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check -
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All the President's Men
1976, in 21 top lists Check -
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Cidade de Deus
2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check -
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The Birth of a Nation
1915, in 21 top lists Check -
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Smultronstället
1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check -
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Ran
1985, in 25 top lists Check
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