David Bordwell's On the History of Film Style

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"The study of cinematic style has profoundly shaped our attitude toward movies. Style assigns films to a tradition, distinguishes a classic, and signals the arrival of a pathbreaking innovation. David Bordwell now shows how film scholars have attempted to explain stylistic continuity and change across the history of cinema."

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  1. 85 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 43 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 137 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 127 new

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  5. 22 new

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  6. 37 new

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  7. 87 new

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  8. 30 new

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  9. 86 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  10. 107 new

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
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    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  12. 145 new

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  13. 21 new

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  14. 131 new

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  15. 161 new

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  16. 58 new

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  17. 163 new

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
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    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  19. 204 new

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  20. 103 new

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  21. 175 new

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  22. 32 new

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
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    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  24. 109 new

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  25. 10 new

    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
  26. 206 new

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
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    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  28. 89 new

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
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    Stagecoach

    1939, in 21 top lists Check
  30. 221 new

    Apur Sansar

    1959 — a.k.a. The World of Apu, in 20 top lists Check
  31. 104 new

    Ivan Groznyy

    1944 — a.k.a. Ivan the Terrible, Part I, in 19 top lists Check
  32. 147 new

    La nuit américaine

    1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 19 top lists Check
  33. 166 new

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
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    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
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    Vampyr

    1932, in 18 top lists Check
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    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  37. 47 new

    Letyat zhuravli

    1957 — a.k.a. The Cranes Are Flying, in 17 top lists Check
  38. 114 new

    Der letzte Mann

    1924 — a.k.a. The Last Laugh, in 17 top lists Check
  39. 142 new

    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  40. 171 new

    Rebel Without a Cause

    1955, in 16 top lists Check
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    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
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    The Magnificent Ambersons

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
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    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
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    Journal d'un curé de campagne

    1951 — a.k.a. Diary of a Country Priest, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 207 new

    Les vampires

    1915, in 14 top lists Check
  46. 214 new

    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 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
  48. 33 new

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  49. 182 new

    Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

    1924, 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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