Derek Malcolm's A Century of Films

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"The first rule was to restrict my choices to one film by each director.
The second rule was to consider the whole history of the cinema and as many countries as possible..."

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  1. 1 +11

    Johnny Guitar

    1954, in 22 top lists Check
  2. 2 +66

    O thiasos

    1975 — a.k.a. The Travelling Players, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 3 +82

    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
  4. 4 new

    Professione: reporter

    1975 — a.k.a. The Passenger, in 11 top lists Check
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    Il vangelo secondo Matteo

    1964 — a.k.a. The Gospel According to St. Matthew, in 14 top lists Check
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    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
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    Il gattopardo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Leopard, in 18 top lists Check
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    Popiól i diament

    1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 16 top lists Check
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    Vredens dag

    1943 — a.k.a. Day of Wrath, in 13 top lists Check
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    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
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    Shônen

    1969 — a.k.a. Boy, in 5 top lists Check
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    Madame de...

    1953 — a.k.a. The Earrings of Madame De..., in 13 top lists Check
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    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
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    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
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    Trash

    1970, in 3 top lists Check
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    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  17. 22 +68

    Witchfinder General

    1968, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 23 +18

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
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    Memorias del subdesarrollo

    1968 — a.k.a. Memories of Underdevelopment, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 25 +18

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
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    Kumonosu-jô

    1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check
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    Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle

    1974 — a.k.a. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, in 11 top lists Check
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    Salvatore Giuliano

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 32 +13

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  25. 33 -4

    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  26. 34 +1

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 35 +2

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
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    El espíritu de la colmena

    1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check
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    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
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    Blanche

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
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    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

    1956, in 3 top lists Check
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    La femme infidèle

    1969 — a.k.a. The Unfaithful Wife, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 44 +27

    Le samouraï

    1967 — a.k.a. Le Samouraï, in 20 top lists Check
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    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  36. 47 +1

    The King of Marvin Gardens

    1972, in 4 top lists Check
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    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
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    Ostre sledované vlaky

    1966 — a.k.a. Closely Watched Trains, in 14 top lists Check
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    Tóngnián wangshì

    1985 — a.k.a. A Time to Live, a Time to Die, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 52 +14

    The Scarlet Empress

    1934, in 12 top lists Check
  41. 53 +27

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  42. 54 -49

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  43. 55 +4

    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
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    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
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    Krótki film o zabijaniu

    1988 — a.k.a. A Short Film About Killing, in 12 top lists Check
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    The Wind

    1928, in 14 top lists Check
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    Man of the West

    1958, in 8 top lists Check
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    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  49. 64 -24

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  50. 69 -56

    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
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