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Kenji's Film Canon

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Decade: Rating: List Type:

111

7.9

7.6

An Impossible Voyage (1904)

Kenji's rating:

7.3

6.6

The Abyss (The Woman Always Pays)

Kenji's rating:

5.1

Twee zeeuwsche meisjes in Zandvoort (1913)

Kenji's rating:

Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine

6.9

Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine (1913)

Kenji's rating:

254

7.3

Les Vampires (1915)

Kenji's rating:

7.5

Tih Minh (1918)

Kenji's rating:

161

8.3

8.2

One Week (1920)

Kenji's rating:

982

8.3

The Kid (1921)

Kenji's rating:

102

7.6

7.7

The Goat (1921)

Kenji's rating:

148

7.4

7.1

Foolish Wives (1922)

Kenji's rating:

1703

7.9

Nosferatu (1922)

Kenji's rating:

7.5

7.6

The Faithful Heart (1923)

Kenji's rating:

561

8.5

8.2

Sherlock, Jr. (1924)

Kenji's rating:

225

7.8

7.6

Strike (1925)

Kenji's rating:

960

8.2

The Gold Rush (1925)

Kenji's rating:

872

8.1

Battleship Potemkin (1925)

Kenji's rating:

160

7.9

The Big Parade (1925)

Kenji's rating:

6.9

7.2

Nothing But Time (1926) (1926)

Kenji's rating:

740

8.3

8.1

The General (1926)

Kenji's rating:

213

8.2

Napoléon (1927)

Kenji's rating:

1970

8.3

Metropolis (1927)

Kenji's rating:

7.5

7.6

Bed and Sofa

Kenji's rating:

6.4

The Chess Player

Kenji's rating:

642

8.6

8.1

Sunrise (1944)

Kenji's rating:

7.2

The Girl with the Hat Box (1927)

Kenji's rating:

7.2

7.3

Zvenigora (1928)

Kenji's rating:

207

7.6

7.5

October (Ten Days That Shook the World) (1927)

Kenji's rating:

733

8.7

8.1

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) (2002)

Kenji's rating:

7.1

6.9

Odinnadtsatyy

Kenji's rating:

7.5

7.6

Spies (1928)

Kenji's rating:

8.1

7.4

Street Angel (1928)

Kenji's rating:

249

8.3

8.1

The Cameraman (1928) (1998)

Kenji's rating:

7.6

7.2

Arsenal (1929)

Kenji's rating:

7.9

Lucky Star (1929)...

Kenji's rating:

7.5

7.3

La perle (1929)

Kenji's rating:

Die wunderbare Lüge der Nina Petrowna (1929)

7.8

7.3

Die wunderbare Lüge der Nina Petrowna (1929)...

Kenji's rating:

379

7.9

Pandora's Box (1929) (1930)

Kenji's rating:

550

8.4

Man With a Movie Camera (1929)

Kenji's rating:

7.2

7.4

The River (1928)...

Kenji's rating:

8.3

7.7

Salt for Svanetia (1930)

Kenji's rating:

7.7

7.4

People on Sunday (1930)

Kenji's rating:

623

8.1

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Kenji's rating:

374

7.7

7.3

L'Age d'Or (1930) (1970)

Kenji's rating:

1486

8.5

8.3

M (1931)

Kenji's rating:

1309

8.6

8.5

City Lights (1931)

Kenji's rating:

7.6

Maidens in Uniform (1931)

Kenji's rating:

1064

7.6

7.8

Frankenstein (1931)

Kenji's rating:

7.4

7.8

Marius (1931)

Kenji's rating:

7.9

Fanny

Kenji's rating:

118

7.2

7.6

Love Me Tonight (1932)

Kenji's rating:

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A decade ago, the very knowledgeable critic Jonathan Rosenbaum did a personal selection of 1000 films, calling it his canon: I'm using the same term for my own shorter version (I did 1000 elsewhere). I hope it's of interest to people who like exploring international cinema, with so many hidden treasures. I'm behind with watching films from the last year, but I do love a lot of older classics. There are a lot here from the 50s and 60s. The relative lack of recent films may be more a reflection of my taste than the quality of modern cinema (it's all subjective), but I don't think this is a Hollywood golden age. An ageing fogey, I generally prefer drama to action films and horror. I'm including two of my childhood favourites, El Cid and It's a Mad Mad Mad World, which may or may not be worthy otherwise.