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100 Greatest Films Ever Made Pt1 (incomplete
Das Cabinet Des Dr Caligari [1919] [DVD]Das Cabinet Des Dr Caligari [1919] [DVD]
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(Silent Period)The first genuine masterpiece of cinema and the finest example of German expressionism.
Faust - Masters of Cinema series [DVD]Faust - Masters of Cinema series [DVD]
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Another example of German expressionism and the first proper genius of cinema. If you don't love Murnau, you don't love cinema. (Newly discovered german domestic print, it's never looked better.
The General [DVD] [1926]The General [DVD] [1926]
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Buster Keaton was cinema's first action superstar....not only that but a comic genius too. The General is widely consideredhis masterpiece, but check out Sherlock Jr and all his short films also.
Sunrise - Murnau - Masters of Cinema series [DVD]Sunrise - Murnau - Masters of Cinema series [DVD]
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Top 10 Film....Murnau's first American film is a undisputed masterpiece and a contender for greatest ever. If you don't like this then don't watch another film ever because you're a lost cause.
The Passion of Joan of Arc [DVD] [1928] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]The Passion of Joan of Arc [DVD] [1928] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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Cinema is taken to the next level by Dreyer. His visions of whiteness are unmatched by any other director. And to think it was lost for so long.
Un Chien Andalou / L'Age d'Or [DVD] [1929]Un Chien Andalou / L'Age d'Or [DVD] [1929]
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(L'Age D'Or)Cinema's greatest surrealist statement. It ruffled a few feathers then and it still can now.
Charlie Chaplin - City Lights [DVD] [1931]Charlie Chaplin - City Lights [DVD] [1931]
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Many would argue that Chaplin was cinema's greatest actor. He certainly made very beautiful films with exquiste visual poetry.
Freaks [1932] [DVD]Freaks [1932] [DVD]
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The first great outsider film "One of us! One of us!"
The Jean Vigo Collection (2 disc Collector's Edition) [DVD]The Jean Vigo Collection (2 disc Collector's Edition) [DVD]
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Top 10 Film...."L'Atalante" is the greatest example of French Poetic Realism along with Carne's "Quai Des Brumes"(1938). It a shame Jean Vigo died so young.
The Bride Of Frankenstein [DVD] [1935]The Bride Of Frankenstein [DVD] [1935]
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"Frankenstein" is classic but "Bride of Frankenstein" is a masterpiece.The greatest of classic horror.
Marx Brothers Collection: A Night At The Opera / A Day At The Races / At The Circus / Go West / The Big Store / A Night In Casablanca [DVD] [1935]Marx Brothers Collection: A Night At The Opera / A Day At The Races / At The Circus / Go West / The Big Store / A Night In Casablanca [DVD] [1935]
"A Night at the Opera" is as near perfect a comedy you'll get. Marx Brothers masterpiece.
Swing Time [DVD] [1935]Swing Time [DVD] [1935]
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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' greatest song and dance.
Angels With Dirty Faces [1938]Angels With Dirty Faces [1938]
The ending may possibly be the best ever. Was he yellow or not? (Buy it in the James Cagney Signature Collection )
La Regle Du Jeu [1939] [DVD]La Regle Du Jeu [1939] [DVD]
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Jean Renoir made several great films,....this is the best.