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Ultimate Cinema (in "order")
Olympia [DVD] [1938] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Olympia [DVD] [1938] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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Olympia Parts 1 and 2 - The most beautiful film of all time, forget the propaganda, this film is about deification of the human body, only works when viewed on the/a big screen. Perfect.
Celine And Julie Go Boating [1974] [DVD]Celine And Julie Go Boating [1974] [DVD]
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Celine and Julie Go Boating - Another beautiful film, which shows you the magical, playful, wonderful world of two women who meet by fate.
Star Wars Trilogy (Episodes IV-VI) [DVD] [1977]Star Wars Trilogy (Episodes IV-VI) [DVD] [1977]
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Star Wars - Completely genious, impossible to hate.
Dekalog - The Ten Commandments - Parts 1-5 [DVD] [1988]Dekalog - The Ten Commandments - Parts 1-5 [DVD] [1988]
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Dekalog (1-10) - So so full and deep; the mysterious man in most of the episodes; the universal themes - loneliness, death, fidelity, parenthood, crime etc all presented in a way you'd never imagine.
Seven Samurai [1954] [DVD]Seven Samurai [1954] [DVD]
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Seven Samurai - A cinematical tour de force, and example of perfect script, direction, acting, cinematography and lighting.
Lawrence Of Arabia : The Reel Collection (2 Disc Deluxe Edition In Metal Tin) [1962] [DVD]Lawrence Of Arabia : The Reel Collection (2 Disc Deluxe Edition In Metal Tin) [1962] [DVD]
Lawrence of Arabia - A incredibly personal character study set in the sumptuous deserts of arabia. Beautiful.
Apocalypse Now Redux [DVD] [1979]Apocalypse Now Redux [DVD] [1979]
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Apocalypse Now - So spawling and epic you wouldn't beleive it. Such unique characters. Does justice to the novel. Most of the films in this list hit the 3 hour mark
Un Chant D'Amour [1950] [DVD]Un Chant D'Amour [1950] [DVD]
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Un Chant d'Amour - Another incredibly beautiful (yet very explicit) film. Short, but worth seeing before bfi stop selling it like they do to alot of their more unknown dvds. Earns the 8th place easily
Once Upon a Time in the West -- Special Collector's Edition (2 discs) [DVD] [1969]Once Upon a Time in the West -- Special Collector's Edition (2 discs) [DVD] [1969]
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Once Upon A Time in the West - Best Leone film. Best Western. So visual, not a moment disappoints. (Claudia Cardinale is in it too)
Andrei Rublev [DVD] [1973]Andrei Rublev [DVD] [1973]
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Andrei Rublev - Better than Mirror, another perfectly visual film, with a tight script due to the genius of Tarkovsky. Structured into parts, the Bell one is so breathtaking.
La Dolce Vita [DVD] [1960]La Dolce Vita [DVD] [1960]
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La Dolce Vita - Better than 8 1/2, not a moment lags. From the Ekland scenes, to the Nico castle ones, to the orgy, and to the seamonster at the end - its just so full and deep.
The Apu Trilogy [DVD]The Apu Trilogy [DVD]
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The Apu Trilogy - The most moving films i've ever seen. Beautiful (seems to be the theme in this list!)
Ran [DVD] [1985]Ran [DVD] [1985]
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ran
The Seventh Seal [DVD] [1957]The Seventh Seal [DVD] [1957]
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The Seventh Seal - Medieval Bergman film, his masterpiece (greater than Persona). Tackles the most important subjects the human race has always faced. And the visuals! Brilliant
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - 2 Disc Special Edition [1966] [DVD]The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - 2 Disc Special Edition [1966] [DVD]
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the good the bad and the ugly
A Clockwork Orange (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1971]A Clockwork Orange (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1971]
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a clockwork orange
Shame [DVD] [1968]Shame [DVD] [1968]
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shame
Fellini - Satyricon [DVD] [1969]Fellini - Satyricon [DVD] [1969]
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Satyricon - Fellini's ode to Flaming Creatures (will it ever be released?). Based on the classic book, follows two beautiful men on their odyssey full of tragedy, brilliant costume and makeup.
Le Mepris [DVD] [1963]Le Mepris [DVD] [1963]
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Le Mepris - The film filmed by Lang within this film deserves a release of it's own! The scenes next to the sea are breathtaking.
Vertigo [DVD] [1958]Vertigo [DVD] [1958]
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vertigo
Hiroshima Mon Amour [DVD] [1959]Hiroshima Mon Amour [DVD] [1959]
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hiroshima mon amour
The Sweet Smell Of Success [DVD] [1957]The Sweet Smell Of Success [DVD] [1957]
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sweet smell of success
Onibaba [Masters of Cinema] [DVD]Onibaba [Masters of Cinema] [DVD]
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onibaba
Lolita [1962] [DVD]Lolita [1962] [DVD]
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lolita
Stalker [DVD] [1979]Stalker [DVD] [1979]
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stalker - narrowly missed - children of paradise,rules of the game, satantango, rashomon, ikiru, sansho dayu, ordet, 2001, tokyo story, citizen kane...