Peter Rainer's 129 'Best' Films: Rich, Risky and Enduring

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Peter Rainer, past president of the National Society of Film Critics and a former Los Angeles Times movie critic, reviews for KPCC's "Film Week" and KCET's "Life and Times."
note: from #130 and so on are "Some missing classics"

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  1. 158 -

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  2. 157 -

    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
  3. 156 -

    Young Mr. Lincoln

    1939, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 154 -

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  5. 150 -

    The Scarlet Letter

    1926, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 147 -

    Othello

    1965, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 144 -

    Jalsaghar

    1958 — a.k.a. The Music Room, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 143 -

    Miracolo a Milano

    1951 — a.k.a. Miracle in Milan, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 142 -

    Sasameyuki

    1983 — a.k.a. The Makioka Sisters, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 141 -

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  11. 140 -

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  12. 139 -

    Lacombe Lucien

    1974, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 136 -

    Nobi

    1959 — a.k.a. Fires on the Plain, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 135 -

    Devi

    1960 — a.k.a. The Goddess, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 134 -

    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
  16. 133 -

    Il conformista

    1970 — a.k.a. The Conformist, in 20 top lists Check
  17. 132 -

    Charulata

    1964 — a.k.a. The Lonely Wife, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 131 -

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 130 -

    Partie de campagne

    1946 — a.k.a. A Day in the Country, in 13 top lists Check
  20. 129 -

    Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"

    1988 — a.k.a. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, in 17 top lists Check
  21. 127 -

    L'enfant sauvage

    1970 — a.k.a. The Wild Child, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 122 -

    Vanya on 42nd Street

    1994, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 121 -

    Umberto D.

    1952, in 16 top lists Check
  24. 119 -

    Les triplettes de Belleville

    2003 — a.k.a. The Triplets of Belleville, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 118 -

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  26. 117 -

    Topsy-Turvy

    1999, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 116 -

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  28. 115 -

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  29. 114 -

    L'emploi du temps

    2001 — a.k.a. Time Out, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 112 -

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  31. 111 -

    Sweet Smell of Success

    1957, in 20 top lists Check
  32. 109 -

    L'histoire d'Adèle H.

    1975 — a.k.a. The Story of Adele H, in 1 top list Check
  33. 108 -

    Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  34. 106 -

    Sounder

    1972, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 101 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  36. 100 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  37. 97 -

    Pennies from Heaven

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  38. 96 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  39. 94 -

    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
  40. 93 -

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  41. 92 -

    The Nun's Story

    1959, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 89 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  43. 88 -

    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
  44. 87 -

    Mon oncle Antoine

    1971 — a.k.a. Mon Oncle Antoine, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 86 -

    My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

    1989 — a.k.a. My Left Foot, in 7 top lists Check
  46. 85 -

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  47. 84 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  48. 83 -

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  49. 82 -

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
  50. 81 -

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
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