Spike Lee's Essential List of Films for Filmmakers
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This is the list that Spike Lee distributes to his graduate students at NYU every year.
Spike says: "I've Been A Professor At The NYU Graduate Film For The Past 15 Years.The 1st Day Of Every Class I Hand Out My List Of Films That I Feel You Must See If You Want To Make Films. Please Look At This List And See What You Might Have Missed. As I Tell My Students If You Want Your Film "Game" To Be Tight You Must Have Seen Great Movies, World Cinema, It Just Can't Be Hollywood Films. Educate Yourself. Learn. Grow. Evolve. Make Great Films.
Peace, Onward And Upward,
Spike Lee."
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check -
29 -1
Patton
1970, in 13 top lists Check -
32 -1
La battaglia di Algeri
1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check -
38 -2
The Train
1964, in 5 top lists Check -
46 new
The Hurt Locker
2008, in 13 top lists Check -
50 new
Pasqualino Settebellezze
1975 — a.k.a. Seven Beauties, in 6 top lists Check -
53 -8
Home of the Brave
1949, in 1 top list Check -
57 -8
Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
68 -8
Paris brûle-t-il?
1966 — a.k.a. Is Paris Burning?, in 1 top list Check -
69 -8
M*A*S*H
1970, in 21 top lists Check -
71 -8
Roma città aperta
1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check -
74 -8
Kuroi ame
1989 — a.k.a. Black Rain, in 6 top lists Check -
77 -8
Paths of Glory
1957, in 26 top lists Check -
84 -8
Empire of the Sun
1987, in 9 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 22, 2014; source