The Dardennes' 79 Favorite Movies.
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When the comfortable sheen of fiction quickly gives way to the unsettling currents of reality, you know you're watching a Dardennes film. Brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne are the preeminent voices of cinematic realism today. Embracing a docu-fiction aesthetic they honed while making dozens of documentaries early in their career, the brothers bring to light the struggles of the working class in their films, such as Rosetta, The Promise, Two Days, One Night, and, most recently, The Unknown Girl.
La Cinetek published a list of the Dardennes' 79 favorite films of the 20th century. The list places a notable emphasis on realism, with films from Ken Loach, John Cassavetes, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and Robert Bresson (four films listed). But the brothers' biggest influence was clearly the Italian neorealist Roberto Rossellini, eight of whose movies appear on the list.
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The Kid
1921, in 17 top lists Check -
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College
1927, in 4 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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M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check -
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Modern Times
1936, in 30 top lists Check -
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Chichi ariki
1942 — a.k.a. There Was a Father, in 3 top lists Check -
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Gentleman Jim
1942, in 3 top lists Check -
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Shadow of a Doubt
1943, in 15 top lists Check -
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Roma città aperta
1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check -
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It's a Wonderful Life
1946, in 33 top lists Check -
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Paisà
1946 — a.k.a. Paisan, in 14 top lists Check -
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Germania anno zero
1948 — a.k.a. Germany Year Zero, in 11 top lists Check -
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L'amore
1948, in 4 top lists Check -
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Francesco, giullare di Dio
1950 — a.k.a. The Flowers of St. Francis, in 10 top lists Check -
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Stromboli (Terra di Dio)
1950 — a.k.a. Stromboli, in 7 top lists Check -
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Europa '51
1952 — a.k.a. Europe '51, in 8 top lists Check -
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Ikiru
1952, in 25 top lists Check -
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Ochazuke no aji
1952 — a.k.a. The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice, in 2 top lists Check -
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Saikaku ichidai onna
1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check -
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The Band Wagon
1953, in 14 top lists Check -
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Sommaren med Monika
1953 — a.k.a. Summer with Monika, in 6 top lists Check -
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Sanshô dayû
1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check -
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La strada
1954, in 21 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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The Man from Laramie
1955, in 5 top lists Check -
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Pather Panchali
1955, in 21 top lists Check -
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Akasen chitai
1956 — a.k.a. Street of Shame, in 7 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 -
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Le notti di Cabiria
1957 — a.k.a. Nights of Cabiria, in 19 top lists Check -
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The Tarnished Angels
1957, in 4 top lists Check -
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Nära livet
1958 — a.k.a. Brink of Life, in 0 top lists Check -
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Les quatre cents coups
1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check -
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Seishun zankoku monogatari
1960 — a.k.a. Cruel Story of Youth, in 3 top lists Check -
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Accattone
1961, in 8 top lists Check -
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Cléo de 5 à 7
1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check -
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Ivanovo detstvo
1962 — a.k.a. Ivan's Childhood, in 12 top lists Check -
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Le mani sulla città
1963 — a.k.a. Hands Over the City, in 7 top lists Check -
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Ro.Go.Pa.G.
1963, in 5 top lists Check -
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Tengoku to jigoku
1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check -
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Il vangelo secondo Matteo
1964 — a.k.a. The Gospel According to St. Matthew, in 14 top lists Check -
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Akahige
1965 — a.k.a. Red Beard, in 10 top lists Check -
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Au hasard Balthazar
1966 — a.k.a. Au Hasard Balthazar, in 18 top lists Check -
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Les coeurs verts
1966 — a.k.a. Naked Hearts, in 0 top lists Check -
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Herman Slobbe
1966 — a.k.a. Herman Slobbe/Blind Child 2, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mouchette
1967, in 10 top lists Check -
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L'Enfance-Nue
1968 — a.k.a. L'Enfance Nue, in 6 top lists Check -
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Kes
1969, in 11 top lists Check -
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Shônen
1969 — a.k.a. Boy, in 5 top lists Check -
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Le boucher
1970 — a.k.a. Le Boucher, in 11 top lists Check -
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L'enfant sauvage
1970 — a.k.a. The Wild Child, in 3 top lists Check
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