San Francisco State University's Recomended Films (M.A. Cinema Studies)

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"The Department of Cinema expects incoming graduate students to possess a reasonable degree of familiarity with films that have proven central to the history of cinema. To that end, at least three advanced film courses are required prior to entering the program. Additionally, the Department expects that new students will be familiar with films in each of the following categories."

Silent Cinema
European Cinema
Classic American Cinema (1928-1975)
Modern American Cinema (1975-present)
Independent American Cinema
Asian Cinema
African and Latin American Cinema
Experimental Cinema
Documentary Cinema

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  1. 7 new

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 27 new

    Arsenal

    1929, in 7 top lists Check
  3. 29 new

    Potomok Chingis-Khana

    1928 — a.k.a. Storm Over Asia, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 47 new

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  5. 51 new

    Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
  6. 70 new

    Csillagosok, katonák

    1967 — a.k.a. The Red and the White, in 8 top lists Check
  7. 77 new

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  8. 97 new

    Popiól i diament

    1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 17 top lists Check
  9. 98 new

    Kanal

    1957, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 111 new

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  11. 120 new

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  12. 135 new

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  13. 163 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  14. 198 new

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 241 new

    Nobi

    1959 — a.k.a. Fires on the Plain, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 282 new

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  17. 325 new

    Az örvény

    1998 — a.k.a. Free Fall, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 346 new

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  19. 347 new

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 363 new

    Yuki yukite, shingun

    1987 — a.k.a. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 398 new

    The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 399 new

    In the Year of the Pig

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 402 new

    The Spanish Earth

    1937, in 3 top lists Check
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