Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films

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An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from mjf314).

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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. 7 -

    Le royaume des fées

    1903 — a.k.a. Fairyland; or, the Kingdom of the Fairies, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 8 -

    La lanterne magique

    1903 — a.k.a. The Magic Lantern, in 1 top list Check
  3. 13 -

    Electrocuting an Elephant

    1903, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 18 -

    Life of an American Fireman

    1903, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 20 -

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    1903, in 1 top list Check
  6. 21 -

    The Gay Shoe Clerk

    1903, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 22 -

    A Romance of the Rail

    1903, in 1 top list Check
  8. 23 -

    The Great Train Robbery

    1903, in 11 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jun 29, 2012; source