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Post by no on Nov 16, 2017 5:03:17 GMT
Let's say you are to teach an Intro to Film course at a college/university. You are tasked with introducing the art and history of cinema throughout the years to students who may or may not be interested, so it is your job to engage them. What films would you pick that would best represent the medium? Preferably keep the films under two hours for the most part for a more academically practical selection
Make sure to cover:
Silent era
Classic Hollywood
French New Wave
Japanese cinema
Western
Film Noir
Musical
Comedy
Horror
Sci-Fi
Action
Postmodernism
Documentary
Avant-Garde
Politics
War
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Post by no on Nov 16, 2017 5:20:13 GMT
Un Chien Andalou and The Scarecrow - silent shorts
The Great Dictator - classic Hollywood/comedy/political satire
Citizen Kane - classic Hollywood
Sunset Blvd. - film-noir/classic Hollywood
High Noon - western
Vivre sa Vie - French New Wave
Bonny and Clyde - new Hollywood
Rashomon - Japanese cinema
Singin' in the Rain - musical
Psycho - horror
Full Metal Jacket - war
Koyaanisqatsi - documentary
Blue Velvet - postmodernism
Do the Right Thing - race issues
2001: A Space Odyssey - sci-fi
Possession - sci-fi/horror/thriller
Hardcore Henry - action
The Starfish and Window Water Baby Moving - avant-garde
Hart of London - avant-garde
The Seventh Seal - world cinema
Close-Up- documentary - I'd end the class with this
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Post by stephen on Nov 16, 2017 5:25:34 GMT
Silent Era: Greed/The Passion of Joan of Arc/The Gold Rush
Classic Hollywood: Rebecca/Sunset Boulevard/The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
French New Wave: Hiroshima, Mon Amour/Le Samourai/The 400 Blows
Japanese Cinema: Throne of Blood/Grave of the Fireflies/My Neighbor Totoro
Western: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance/The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly/Unforgiven
Film Noir: Double Indemnity/Chinatown/L.A. Confidential
Musical: The Sound of Music/Beauty and the Beast/South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
Comedy: Dr. Strangelove/A Fish Called Wanda/Clue
Horror: Alien/The Thing/Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Sci-Fi: Aliens/Blade Runner/Cloud Atlas
Action: The General/Terminator 2: Judgment Day/Mad Max: Fury Road
Postmodernism: Blue Velvet/Mulholland Dr./Drive
Documentary: Burden of Dreams/Grizzly Man/Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Avant-Garde: Simon of the Desert/The Thin Red Line/Birdman
I'd also fit in There Will Be Blood, Amadeus, Goodfellas and Apocalypse Now in there, as they didn't fall in any real category.
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Post by Joaquim on Nov 16, 2017 5:45:15 GMT
Silent era: Intolerance
Classic Hollywood: It Happened One Night
French New Wave: The 400 Blows
Japanese cinema: Ran
Western: For a Few Dollars More
Film Noir: Double Indemnity
Musical: Pink Floyd: The Wall
Comedy: Forrest Gump
Horror: Psycho
Sci-Fi: Inception
Action: The Wages of Fear
Postmodernism: don’t know what would be considered postmodernist so pass for now lel
Documentary: Man with a Movie Camera
Avant-Garde: Persona can be considered avant-garde right?
Politics: Terra em Transe
War: Dunkirk
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Post by themoviesinner on Nov 16, 2017 7:24:28 GMT
Silent era: Sunrise: A Song Of Two Humans
Classic Hollywood: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
French New Wave: Pierrot Le Fou
Japanese cinema: Rashomon
Western: Winchester '73
Film Noir: The Big Heat
Musical: Red Psalm
Comedy: The Phantom Of Liberty
Horror: The Thing
Sci-Fi: Videodrome
Action: Peking Opera Blues
Postmodernism: Lost Highway
Documentary: Man With A Movie Camera
Avant-Garde: City Of Pirates
Politics: State Of Siege
War: The Red And The White
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Nov 16, 2017 17:10:14 GMT
Silent era: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, City Lights
Classic Hollywood: Citizen Kane, Casablanca
Italian Neorealism: Bicycle Thieves, Umberto D.
French New Wave: Le Mépris, Cléo de 5 à 7
Japanese cinema: Rashomon, Tokyo Story
Western: Stagecoach, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Film Noir: Double Indemnity, Chinatown
Musical: Singin' in the Rain, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Comedy: Blazing Saddles, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Horror: Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Sci-Fi: 2001: A Space Odyssey, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Action: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Mad Max: Fury Road
Postmodernism: Synecdoche, New York, Pulp Fiction
Documentary: The Thin Blue Line, Hoop Dreams
Avant-Garde: Blue, Daisies, Window Water Baby Moving
Politics: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
War: Come and See, Apocalypse Now
Not all of these are necessarily my favorite examples of their genre, but they're very prominent examples that highlight the capabilities for each genre.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 17:37:54 GMT
Silent era- Metropolis/Nosferatu/The Phantom Carriage/Sunrise
Classic Hollywood- Sunset Boulevard/Citizen Kane/Casablanca
French New Wave- Pierrot le Fou/The 400 Blows/Last Year at Marienbad
Japanese cinema- Ikiru/Grave of the Fireflies/Love Exposure
Western- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly/El Topo
Film Noir- The Third Man
Musical- Dancer in the Dark
Comedy- The Kid/The Big Lebowski
Horror- Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer/The Shining/Halloween/The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Sci-Fi- 2001: A Space Odyssey
Action- The Thing
Postmodernism- lynch I guess
Documentary- Haxan/Nanook of the North/Dear Zachary
Avant-Garde- Man with a Movie Camera/Goodbye to Language/Gummo
Politics- The Great Dictator
War- Full Metal Jacket/Apocalypse Now
I'd also include Bicycle Thieves, 81/2, La Dolce Vita, and idk... more of my favorites.
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Post by tobias on Nov 16, 2017 18:33:51 GMT
The 1874 one with the planets + Muybridge's Horse + Roundhay Garden Scene + Monkeyshines + Arrival of a Train + Workers Leaving the Factory+ Dickson's Experimental Sound Film
Edwin S. Porter & Mellies shorts
Silents: Caligari, Nosferatu, Potemkin, Earth, Metropolis (I would also show Intolerance if I could be sure it would not bore them to death)
Classic Hollywood: Scarface, CK, To Be or Not to Be, Mildred Pierce, some major Sirk & Kazan (most likely Written on The Wind & Splendour in the Grass)
Italian Neo-Realism -> Sensualism: Bycicle Thieves, Journey to Italy, La Dolce Vita, The Leopard
French New Wave: Breahtless, La Jetée, WeekEnd, The Green Ray, Celine and July go Boating
Japanese cinema: Sansho Dayu, I Was Born But..., Late Spring, Rashomon, High & Low, Paprika, Spirited Away
Western: Stagecoach (which is a bit of a snooze fest but an excellent introduction), Johnny Guitar, My Darling Clementine, The Great Silence,
Film Noir: The Third Man, The Woman in the Window, Detour, The Naked Kiss, Gun Crazy, Double Indemnity
Musical: Singing in the Rain
Comedy: Modern Times
Horror: I Walked with a Zombie, Posession
Sci-Fi: A.I., Stalker
Action: MM:FR
Postmodernism: L'avventura
Essay: Sans Soleil, Lessons in Darkness, My Winnipeg
Documentary: Man of Aran
Avant-Garde: Un Chien Andalou, Dreams that Money can Buy, Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting, Mysteries of Lisbon
Politics: Bresson's last 2, Teorema, Triumph of the Will
War: War Game, Paths of Glory
Aditionally: Rules of the Game, Mädchen in Uniform, The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes
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Post by countjohn on Nov 20, 2017 4:48:24 GMT
Silent era- Birth of a Nation or pretty much any of Chaplin's silent features
Classic Hollywood- Citizen Kane
French New Wave- Breathless
Japanese cinema- The Seven Samurai
Western- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Film Noir- Touch of Evil
Musical- Singin' in the Rain or The Wizard of Oz
Comedy- The Graduate or a silent Chaplin feature if I don't pick it for the silent
Horror- Psycho
Sci-Fi- 2001
Action- Raiders of the Lost Ark
Postmodernism- Don't know what this means in relation to film genres
Documentary- Man With a Movie Camera
Avant-Garde- Eraserhead
Politics- Network
War- Ben-Hur
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