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Viewing Pleasures 1930s
Le Sang d'un Poete (The Blood of a Poet) [1930]Le Sang d'un Poete (The Blood of a Poet) [1930]
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A big influence on David Lynch & a key surreal film.
Zero De Conduite [1933]Zero De Conduite [1933]
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Another major surreal work- which was the source of If... (Lindsay Anderson).
Gone With The Wind [1940]Gone With The Wind [1940]
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A truly epic work, even if the race content is abhorrent from today's world.
Triumph Of The Will (1934)Triumph Of The Will (1934)
Talking of racial abhorrence- this was a Nazi-Propaganda film AND groundbreaking cinema.
Freaks [1932]Freaks [1932]
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Todd Browning's extraordinary work referenced in The Elephant Man (1980)
L'Atalante [1934]L'Atalante [1934]
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Jean Vigo's final work.
M [1931]M [1931]
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Fritz Lang's timeless serial killer film with a top performance from Peter Lorre.
La Regle Du Jeu [1939]La Regle Du Jeu [1939]
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Renoir's film recently influenced Robert Altman's feted Gosford Park (2001).
Stagecoach [1939]Stagecoach [1939]
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A key Western from John Ford.
The Wizard Of Oz (1939)The Wizard Of Oz (1939)
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A major work of cinematic fantasy, referenced in films like Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown & Wild at Heart.
It Happened One Night [1934]It Happened One Night [1934]
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Charming romantic comedy starring Clark Gable.
Mutiny On The Bounty [1935]Mutiny On The Bounty [1935]
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The best version of this- though I did quite like the Brando/Howard one- but not the Gibson/Hopkins version.
Laurel And Hardy - Way Out West - Restored Version [1937]Laurel And Hardy - Way Out West - Restored Version [1937]
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I grew up watching Laurel & Hardy on BBC2 as a kid. Back in the 80s, alongside Harold Lloyd & Buck Rogers...
The Man Who Knew Too Much [1934]The Man Who Knew Too Much [1934]
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The original & best version of this by Hitchcock.
I am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang (Wisconsin/Warner Bros. screenplay series)I am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang (Wisconsin/Warner Bros. screenplay series)
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I can't believe this isn't available on video. Nor Sullivan's Travels- both a prime influence on The Coen Brothers O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Modern Times [1936]Modern Times [1936]
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Man vs. Machine?
The Blue Angel [1930]The Blue Angel [1930]
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Key Dietrich performance,
Scarface [1931]Scarface [1931]
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Howard Hawks brilliant gangster flick; kind of remade by Brian De Palma/Oliver Stone in the 80s
Alexander Nevsky [1938]Alexander Nevsky [1938]
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Another major work of Russian Cinema.
Bringing Up Baby [1938]Bringing Up Baby [1938]
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A classic screwball comedy with Cary Grant & Katherine Hepburn.
Top Hat [1935]Top Hat [1935]
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Early musical that has found itself 'quoted' in films like The Purple Rose of Cairo & The Green Mile
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame [1939]The Hunchback Of Notre Dame [1939]
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Another brilliant performance from Charles Laughton; forget the silly Disney take. Please...
King Kong - The Eighth Wonder Of The World [1933]King Kong - The Eighth Wonder Of The World [1933]
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Kind of a love story & still has some power. Beats the p*ss out of lame guff like Godzilla anyway...
Things To Come [1936]Things To Come [1936]
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I left this & The Invisible Man of my SF-lists due to space...