San Francisco State University's Recomended Films (M.A. Cinema Studies)

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"The Department of Cinema expects incoming graduate students to possess a reasonable degree of familiarity with films that have proven central to the history of cinema. To that end, at least three advanced film courses are required prior to entering the program. Additionally, the Department expects that new students will be familiar with films in each of the following categories."

Silent Cinema
European Cinema
Classic American Cinema (1928-1975)
Modern American Cinema (1975-present)
Independent American Cinema
Asian Cinema
African and Latin American Cinema
Experimental Cinema
Documentary Cinema

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  1. 3 new

    La roue

    1923 — a.k.a. The Wheel, in 7 top lists Check
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    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
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    Stachka

    1925 — a.k.a. Strike, in 14 top lists Check
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    ¡Que viva México! Da zdravstvuyet Meksika!

    1979 — a.k.a. Que Viva Mexico, in 2 top lists Check
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    Oktyabr

    1927 — a.k.a. October (Ten Days that Shook the World), in 12 top lists Check
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    Staroye i novoye

    1929 — a.k.a. Old and New, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 13 new

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 14 new

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
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    The Blot

    1921, in 1 top list Check
  10. 16 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  11. 18 new

    Der letzte Mann

    1924 — a.k.a. The Last Laugh, in 17 top lists Check
  12. 19 new

    Body and Soul

    1925, in 5 top lists Check
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    Birthright

    1924, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 21 new

    Within Our Gates

    1920, in 7 top lists Check
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    Rescued by Rover

    1905, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 25 new

    Foolish Wives

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 26 new

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
  18. 27 new

    Arsenal

    1929, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 28 new

    Zemlya

    1930 — a.k.a. Earth, in 16 top lists Check
  20. 29 new

    Potomok Chingis-Khana

    1928 — a.k.a. Storm Over Asia, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 30 new

    Dezertir

    1933 — a.k.a. Deserter, in 1 top list Check
  22. 31 new

    Ménilmontant

    1926, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 32 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  24. 33 new

    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check
  25. 36 new

    Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 39 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  27. 40 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  28. 41 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  29. 42 new

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  30. 43 new

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  31. 44 new

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
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    Umberto D.

    1952, in 16 top lists Check
  33. 46 new

    Pépé le Moko

    1937, in 10 top lists Check
  34. 47 new

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  35. 48 new

    Paisà

    1946 — a.k.a. Paisan, in 14 top lists Check
  36. 49 new

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

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

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
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    Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
  39. 52 new

    Die Ehe der Maria Braun

    1979 — a.k.a. The Marriage of Maria Braun, in 11 top lists Check
  40. 53 new

    Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel

    1975 — a.k.a. Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 54 new

    Angst essen Seele auf

    1974 — a.k.a. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, in 13 top lists Check
  42. 55 new

    In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden

    1978 — a.k.a. In a Year with 13 Moons, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 56 new

    Chocolat

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 57 new

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  45. 58 new

    La strada

    1954, in 21 top lists Check
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    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  47. 60 new

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
  48. 61 new

    Jungfrukällan

    1960 — a.k.a. The Virgin Spring, in 10 top lists Check
  49. 62 new

    Il conformista

    1970 — a.k.a. The Conformist, in 20 top lists Check
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    Novecento

    1976 — a.k.a. 1900, in 6 top lists Check
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