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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Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
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Ultimo tango a Parigi
1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check -
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On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
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La nuit américaine
1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 19 top lists Check -
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The Piano
1993, in 14 top lists Check -
35 -2
À bout de souffle
1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check -
45 new
Daughters of the Dust
1991, in 9 top lists Check -
48 new
Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero 'stamattina...
1973 — a.k.a. Love & Anarchy, in 1 top list Check -
52 -8
Orfeu Negro
1959 — a.k.a. Black Orpheus, in 8 top lists Check -
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Mean Streets
1973, in 22 top lists Check -
57 -8
Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
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The Red Shoes
1948, in 27 top lists Check -
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Cooley High
1975, in 4 top lists Check -
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Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
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Days of Heaven
1978, in 19 top lists Check -
89 -8
An American in Paris
1951, in 18 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 22, 2014; source