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The best movies of the 20th century as shown by the cinema Filmpodium in Zurich, Switzerland. The project lasted from 2011 to 2020. In each of the 10 years during this retrospective the best movies of the years with the corresponding end number were shown: in 2011 those were the films of the years 1911, 1921, 1931 up to 1991. At the end of the project in 2020 the list contains 522 of the very best movies of the first century of cinema.
You'll find the program of the actual month at their website www.filmpodium.ch. Original title of this series is: Das erste Jahrhundert des Films.

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  1. 1 -

    Rosalie et Léontine vont au théâtre

    1911, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 7 -

    The Play House

    1921, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 8 -

    Never Weaken

    1921, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 9 -

    The Idle Class

    1921, in 1 top list Check
  5. 13 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 14 -

    Le million

    1931 — a.k.a. Le Million, in 8 top lists Check
  7. 21 -

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  8. 25 -

    Miracolo a Milano

    1951 — a.k.a. Miracle in Milan, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 31 -

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  10. 37 -

    La salamandre

    1971 — a.k.a. The Salamander, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 50 -

    Riff-Raff

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 59 -

    Pay Day

    1922, in 1 top list Check
  13. 64 -

    Die verkaufte Braut

    1932, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 65 -

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  15. 67 -

    Der Schuß von der Kanzel

    1942, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 72 -

    4 passi fra le nuvole

    1942 — a.k.a. The Bigamist, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 75 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  18. 76 -

    Don Camillo

    1952 — a.k.a. The Little World of Don Camillo, in 1 top list Check
  19. 77 -

    Le plaisir

    1952 — a.k.a. Le Plaisir, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 79 -

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  21. 81 -

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 89 -

    Roma

    1972, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 98 -

    The Draughtsman's Contract

    1982, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 102 -

    Strictly Ballroom

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 110 -

    Le brasier ardent

    1923, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 113 -

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 117 -

    Design for Living

    1933, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 118 -

    Münchhausen

    1943 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, in 1 top list Check
  29. 123 -

    The More the Merrier

    1943, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 124 -

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  31. 126 -

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  32. 127 -

    I vitelloni

    1953 — a.k.a. I Vitelloni, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 138 -

    L'invitation

    1973 — a.k.a. The Invitation, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 144 -

    The Meaning of Life

    1983, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 149 -

    Fresa y chocolate

    1993 — a.k.a. Strawberry and Chocolate, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 150 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  37. 159 -

    Neobychainye priklyucheniya mistera Vesta v...

    1924 — a.k.a. The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 164 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  39. 165 -

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  40. 174 -

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    1944, in 16 top lists Check
  41. 180 -

    Uli, der Knecht

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  42. 181 -

    Cerný Petr

    1964 — a.k.a. Black Peter, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 191 -

    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
  44. 195 -

    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 197 -

    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
  46. 214 -

    His New Job

    1915, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 215 -

    Stage Struck

    1925, in 1 top list Check
  48. 217 -

    The Pleasure Garden

    1925, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 221 -

    A Night at the Opera

    1935, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 234 -

    Sommarnattens leende

    1955 — a.k.a. Smiles of a Summer Night, in 14 top lists Check
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