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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  1. 104 +4

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 124 +4

    Salt of the Earth

    1954, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 3 -

    L'arroseur arrosé

    1895 — a.k.a. The Waterer Watered, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 149 +4

    Apur Sansar

    1959 — a.k.a. The World of Apu, in 19 top lists Check
  5. 343 -

    4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile

    2007 — a.k.a. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 208 +4

    Sayat Nova

    1969 — a.k.a. The Color of Pomegranates, in 12 top lists Check
  7. 212 +4

    Lucía

    1968, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 74 +4

    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
  9. 251 -

    Die Ehe der Maria Braun

    1979 — a.k.a. The Marriage of Maria Braun, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 263 -

    Narayama bushikô

    1983 — a.k.a. Ballad of Narayama, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 256 -

    Die bleierne Zeit

    1981 — a.k.a. Marianne and Juliane, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 340 -

    San xia hao ren

    2006 — a.k.a. Still Life, in 11 top lists Check
  13. 314 -

    Ta'm e guilass

    1997 — a.k.a. Taste of Cherry, in 17 top lists Check
  14. 154 +4

    Meghe Dhaka Tara

    1960 — a.k.a. The Cloud-Capped Star, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 164 +4

    L'eclisse

    1962 — a.k.a. Eclipse, in 13 top lists Check
  16. 145 +4

    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  17. 303 -

    Caro diario

    1993 — a.k.a. Dear Diary, in 11 top lists Check
  18. 191 +5

    David Holzman's Diary

    1967, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 135 +4

    Kanal

    1957, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 98 +4

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1940, in 13 top lists Check
  21. 235 +4

    O thiasos

    1975 — a.k.a. The Travelling Players, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 125 +4

    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
  23. 143 +4

    Ballada o soldate

    1959 — a.k.a. Ballad of a Soldier, in 16 top lists Check
  24. 88 +4

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  25. 136 +4

    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 200 +4

    Ma nuit chez Maud

    1969 — a.k.a. My Night at Maud's, in 15 top lists Check
  27. 169 +4

    Il deserto rosso

    1964 — a.k.a. Red Desert, in 12 top lists Check
  28. 181 +4

    Les demoiselles de Rochefort

    1967 — a.k.a. The Young Girls of Rochefort, in 12 top lists Check
  29. 193 +4

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  30. 276 -

    Hong gao liang

    1988 — a.k.a. Red Sorghum, in 11 top lists Check
  31. 298 -

    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
  32. 334 -

    Uzak

    2002 — a.k.a. Distant, in 7 top lists Check
  33. 232 +4

    Cría cuervos

    1976 — a.k.a. Cría Cuervos, in 12 top lists Check
  34. 224 +4

    El espíritu de la colmena

    1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check
  35. 102 +4

    Le corbeau

    1943 — a.k.a. The Raven, in 9 top lists Check
  36. 221 +4

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  37. 244 +4

    Killer of Sheep

    1978, in 14 top lists Check
  38. 295 -

    Ju Dou

    1990, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 184 +4

    Sedmikrásky

    1966 — a.k.a. Daisies, in 19 top lists Check
  40. 204 +4

    Memorias del subdesarrollo

    1968 — a.k.a. Memories of Underdevelopment, in 11 top lists Check
  41. 95 +4

    Le jour se lève

    1939 — a.k.a. Daybreak, in 12 top lists Check
  42. 112 +4

    Journal d'un curé de campagne

    1951 — a.k.a. Diary of a Country Priest, in 14 top lists Check
  43. 137 +4

    Biruma no tategoto

    1956 — a.k.a. The Burmese Harp, in 12 top lists Check
  44. 319 -

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  45. 123 +4

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  46. 231 +4

    Picnic at Hanging Rock

    1975, in 15 top lists Check
  47. 45 +4

    Körkarlen

    1921 — a.k.a. The Phantom Carriage, in 16 top lists Check
  48. 223 +4

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  49. 37 +6

    Les vampires

    1915, in 14 top lists Check
  50. 72 +4

    Oktyabr

    1927 — a.k.a. October (Ten Days that Shook the World), in 12 top lists Check
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