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A very special series of films screened on a repertory basis, the Essential Cinema Repertory collection consists of programs of shorts and hundreds of features assembled in 1970-75 by Anthology’s Film Selection Committee – James Broughton, Ken Kelman, Peter Kubelka, P. Adams Sitney, and Jonas Mekas. It was an ambitious attempt to define the art of cinema. The project was never completed but even in its unfinished state the series provides an uncompromising critical overview of cinema’s history. The titles are still being screened under the brand of "Essential Cinema". Now and then additional titles are added to the collection.

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  1. 138 +3

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 527 -6

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 319 +21

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  4. 140 -1

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 177 +2

    Meshes of the Afternoon

    1943, in 10 top lists Check
  6. 215 +1

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 278 +40

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 95 -11

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 156 -

    Entr'acte

    1924, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 525 -7

    À propos de Nice

    1930 — a.k.a. À Propos de Nice, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 7 +2

    Scorpio Rising

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 214 -

    Hapax Legomena I: Nostalgia

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 276 -8

    Ballet mécanique

    1924, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 220 +1

    Un chant d'amour

    1950 — a.k.a. A Song of Love, in 7 top lists Check
  15. 404 -9

    Free Radicals

    1958, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 235 +1

    Listen to Britain

    1942, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 37 +58

    Window Water Baby Moving

    1959, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 178 -

    At Land

    1944, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 529 -7

    Blow Job

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 145 +2

    Easy Street

    1917, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 279 +40

    L'arroseur arrosé

    1895 — a.k.a. The Waterer Watered, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 41 +3

    Mothlight

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 153 -2

    The Pilgrim

    1923, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 247 -

    The Play House

    1921, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 165 +8

    Rose Hobart

    1936, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 427 -6

    Le voyage à travers l'impossible

    1904 — a.k.a. An Impossible Voyage, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 146 -

    The Cure

    1917, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 2 +1

    Fireworks

    1947, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 161 -

    A Movie

    1958, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 242 +2

    Neighbors

    1920, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 13 -2

    All My Life

    1966, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 18 -1

    Allures

    1961, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 34 -5

    Anticipation of the Night

    1958, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 254 -1

    Arnulf Rainer

    1960, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 147 +3

    A Dog's Life

    1918, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 164 -

    The Flicker

    1966, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 1 -

    In the Street

    1948, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 6 -2

    Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

    1954, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 163 -

    Report

    1967, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 244 +2

    The Scarecrow

    1920, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 150 -1

    Sunnyside

    1919, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 432 -7

    Le tunnel sous La Manche ou Le cauchemar...

    1907 — a.k.a. Tunneling the English Channel, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 193 -

    Anémic cinéma

    1926, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 14 -2

    Castro Street

    1966, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 241 +1

    Convict 13

    1920, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 162 -

    Cosmic Ray

    1962, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 38 +49

    The Dead

    1960, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 5 -3

    Eaux d'artifice

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 406 -6

    The End

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 536 -334

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
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