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Visual Anthropology

Veronica

Veronica 63 films 1 2

An attempt at a go-to list for documentary or semi-non-fiction films of an ethnographic bent.

  • Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
  • Kiss Me Deadly Kiss Me Deadly
  • Manhattan Manhattan
  • The Travelling Players The Travelling Players
  • The Adventure The Adventure

la Femis "The 156 Films You Must Have Seen" (Tim Palmer)

Connor Cuevas

Connor Cuevas 152 films 1

The top film school in France, la Femis, published a list of the 156 (kind of an arbitrary number...) films…

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  • The Leopard The Leopard
  • The Servant The Servant
  • The Fire Within The Fire Within
  • High and Low High and Low

Films seen from 1963 (ranked)

jeff_v

jeff_v 49 films

Going by IMDb year.

  • The 400 Blows The 400 Blows
  • Aguirre: The Wrath of God Aguirre: The Wrath of God
  • Ali: Fear Eats the Soul Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
  • All About Eve All About Eve
  • Andrei Rublev Andrei Rublev

The Essential 100 by TIFF (expert panel)

KasperL

KasperL 100 films 8 2

Over the course of three months in 2010 five Toronto International Film Festival curators debated more than a century's worth…

  • The Captive The Captive
  • Kiss Me Deadly Kiss Me Deadly
  • Manhattan Manhattan
  • I, Pierre Riviere, having slaughtered my mother, my sister and my brother... I, Pierre Riviere, having slaughtered my mother, my…
  • Talk to Her Talk to Her

The 208 Films That You Must Have Seen

This list was compiled by French film critic and historian Alain Bergala, which he distributes to students upon their orientation…

  • My Uncle Antoine My Uncle Antoine
  • Léolo Léolo
  • Pour la suite du monde Pour la suite du monde
  • The Decline of the American Empire The Decline of the American Empire
  • Night Zoo Night Zoo

The best films from Quebec

All those movies were made by people from the province of Quebec (Canada). They have been praised in many film…