Paul Schrader's Canon Fodder

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Former film critic, and current screenwriter and director Paul Schrader was challenged to create the movie equivalent of Harold Bloom's The Western Canon. He began writing a book, but eventually stopped short with this long article.

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  1. 1 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 3 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
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    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
  4. 8 -

    Masculin féminin

    1966 — a.k.a. Masculine-Feminine, in 7 top lists Check
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    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
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    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
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    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
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    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 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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    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
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    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
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    Angst essen Seele auf

    1974 — a.k.a. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, in 13 top lists Check
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    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
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    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
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    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
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    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  17. 46 -

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
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    Shanghai Express

    1932, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 48 -

    Letter from an Unknown Woman

    1948, in 15 top lists Check
  20. 53 -

    Le genou de Claire

    1970 — a.k.a. Claire's Knee, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 57 -

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  22. 59 -

    A Place in the Sun

    1951, in 13 top lists Check
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