Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films

As seen by Gorro

You are viewing gorro's version of this list. You can view your version too.

Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films's icon

An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from mjf314).

Favorited 285 times, disliked 4 times, added to 419 watchlists.

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

Source

Remove ads

Pssst, want to check out the Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films list in our new look?

Filter

  1. 270 -

    Ghare-Baire

    1984 — a.k.a. The Home and the World, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 256 -

    Die bleierne Zeit

    1981 — a.k.a. Marianne and Juliane, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 258 -

    Tau ban no hoi

    1982 — a.k.a. Boat People, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 52 +4

    Kinoglaz

    1924 — a.k.a. Kino Eye, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 31 -

    The Battle of Elderbush Gulch

    1913, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 62 +4

    Die freudlose Gasse

    1925 — a.k.a. The Joyless Street, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 246 +4

    L'hypothèse du tableau volé

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 57 +4

    L'inhumaine

    1924 — a.k.a. The Inhuman Woman, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 299 -

    Daughters of the Dust

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 274 -

    Caravaggio

    1986, in 5 top lists Check
  11. 159 +4

    The Exiles

    1961, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 191 +5

    David Holzman's Diary

    1967, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 212 +4

    Lucía

    1968, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 277 -

    Urs al-jalil

    1987 — a.k.a. Wedding in Galilee, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 124 +4

    Salt of the Earth

    1954, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 134 +4

    Muerte de un ciclista

    1955 — a.k.a. Death of a Cyclist, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 7 -

    Le royaume des fées

    1903 — a.k.a. The Kingdom of the Fairies, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 27 -

    His Trust: The Faithful Devotion and...

    1911, in 1 top list Check
  19. 346 -

    Carlos

    2010, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 327 -

    Éloge de l'amour

    2001 — a.k.a. In Praise of Love, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 333 -

    Le fils

    2002 — a.k.a. The Son, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 341 -

    Juventude Em Marcha

    2006 — a.k.a. Colossal Youth, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 179 +4

    Le bonheur

    1965 — a.k.a. Happiness, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 174 +4

    La noire de...

    1966 — a.k.a. Black Girl, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 229 +4

    India Song

    1975, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 215 +4

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 152 +4

    Matka Joanna od Aniolów

    1961 — a.k.a. Mother Joan of the Angels, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 315 -

    He liu

    1997 — a.k.a. The River, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 340 -

    San xia hao ren

    2006 — a.k.a. Still Life, in 11 top lists Check
  30. 322 -

    Zhantai

    2000 — a.k.a. Platform, in 10 top lists Check
  31. 73 +4

    L'argent

    1928 — a.k.a. L'Argent, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 263 -

    Narayama bushikô

    1983 — a.k.a. Ballad of Narayama, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 154 +4

    Meghe Dhaka Tara

    1960 — a.k.a. The Cloud-Capped Star, in 12 top lists Check
  34. 117 +4

    The River

    1951, in 9 top lists Check
  35. 259 -

    De stilte rond Christine M.

    1982 — a.k.a. A Question of Silence, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 190 +5

    Uccellacci e uccellini

    1966 — a.k.a. The Hawks and the Sparrows, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 294 -

    Tilaï

    1990 — a.k.a. The Law, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 75 +4

    Potomok Chingis-Khana

    1928 — a.k.a. Storm Over Asia, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 338 -

    La niña santa

    2004 — a.k.a. The Holy Girl, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 285 -

    Xi meng ren sheng

    1993 — a.k.a. The Puppetmaster, in 11 top lists Check
  41. 50 +4

    Foolish Wives

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  42. 267 -

    Huang tu di

    1984 — a.k.a. Yellow Earth, in 9 top lists Check
  43. 151 +4

    Hanyo

    1960 — a.k.a. The Housemaid, in 8 top lists Check
  44. 207 +4

    Al-mummia

    1969 — a.k.a. The Mummy, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 58 +4

    The Iron Horse

    1924, in 9 top lists Check
  46. 92 +4

    Gion no shimai

    1936 — a.k.a. Sisters of the Gion, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 178 +4

    Nicht versöhnt oder Es hilft nur Gewalt, wo...

    1965 — a.k.a. Not Reconciled, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 211 +4

    O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro

    1969 — a.k.a. Antonio das Mortes, in 6 top lists Check
  49. 176 +4

    Szegénylegények

    1966 — a.k.a. The Round-Up, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 300 -

    El sol del membrillo

    1992 — a.k.a. The Quince Tree Sun, in 9 top lists Check
Remove ads
Show all 348 movies

Last updated on Jun 29, 2012; source