Selection of BFI DVD-classics....

A Listmania! list by Jason Parkes "We're all Frankies'" (Worcester, UK)
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Orphee [1950] [DVD]
1.  Orphee [1950] [DVD] 
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  "Easily one of my all time faves & a huge influence on David Lynch (look at the floor in 'Eraserhead' & 'Twin Peaks'!!!)"
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The Leopard [1963] [DVD]
2.  The Leopard [1963] [DVD] DVD ~ Burt Lancaster
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  "Visconti's decaying-epic is again another of the greatest films made & influenced Coppola & Scorsese heavily...."
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Un Chien Andalou / L'Age d'Or [DVD]
3.  Un Chien Andalou / L'Age d'Or [DVD] DVD ~ Pierre Batcheff
The list author says:
  "Two of Bunuel's classics, 'Un Chien Andalou' made with Salvador Dali - it provoked riots: look at the eye, look at the eye...."
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Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner [DVD] [1962]
4.  Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner [DVD] [1962] DVD ~ Michael Redgrave
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  "The best of the kind of BFI films that Morrissey was reared on- see A Taste of Honey etc."
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The Charge of the Light Brigade [DVD]
5.  The Charge of the Light Brigade [DVD] DVD ~ Trevor Howard
The list author says:
  "Underrated, satirical take on British military blunders & a great look at class- plus some fun animation! Much better than the 1936 Errol Flynn film...."
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La Belle Et La Bete [1946] [DVD]
6.  La Belle Et La Bete [1946] [DVD] DVD ~ Jean Marais
The list author says:
  "Another dreamlike wonder from Jean Cocteau & the best fantasy-film ever made...."
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Bande A Part [1964] [DVD]
7.  Bande A Part [1964] [DVD] DVD ~ Anna Karina
The list author says:
  "Godard's early 60s classic that blends noir with playfulness & contains (i) the best ending to a film ever & (ii) that dance scene mimicked in 'Pulp Fiction'"
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Les Enfants Terribles [1949] [DVD]
8.  Les Enfants Terribles [1949] [DVD] DVD ~ Nicole Stéphane
The list author says:
  "Melville's adaptation of Jean Cocteau's novel - a big influence on 'The Dreamers'"
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Salo [DVD]
9.  Salo [DVD] DVD ~ Paolo Bonacelli
The list author says:
  "Pasolini's harshest film & farewell- bleak stuff, but blackly comic also...."
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La Regle Du Jeu [1939] [DVD]
10.  La Regle Du Jeu [1939] [DVD] DVD ~ Marcel Dalio
The list author says:
  "Renoir's most popular film - it  would famously influence 'Citizen Kane' &, much later, 'Gosford Park'..."
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Ossessione [1942] [DVD]
11.  Ossessione [1942] [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Visconti's Il Duce-approved adaptation of James M. Cain's 'The Postman Always Rings Twice'- probably the first example of 'Italian Neo-Realism'?"
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La Terra Trema [1948] [DVD]
12.  La Terra Trema [1948] [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Though the same could be said for this- where Visconti uses non-actors and obscure-Italian dialect (preceding Pasolini). Was this a rejection of the recent Italian-past?"
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Journey To Italy [1953] [DVD]
13.  Journey To Italy [1953] [DVD] DVD ~ Ingrid Bergman
The list author says:
  "Rossellini's road movie is one that fans of Homer and James Joyce will adore!"
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Seven Samurai [DVD] [1954]
14.  Seven Samurai [DVD] [1954] DVD ~ Toshirô Mifune
The list author says:
  "Another contender for the greatest film of all time (see Kane, Ghost World, The Red Shoes, If..., The Burmese Harp, Andrei Rublev, Wild Strawberries....)"
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Red Beard [1965] [DVD]
15.  Red Beard [1965] [DVD] DVD ~ Toshirô Mifune
The list author says:
  ""a monument to goodness in man," Akira Kurosawa- something we could watch today? (if Ch4 put films like this on again...)"
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Yojimbo [1961] [DVD]
16.  Yojimbo [1961] [DVD] DVD ~ Toshirô Mifune
The list author says:
  "Red Harvest=Yojimbo=A Fistful of Dollars=Miller's Crossing...."
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Ikiru [DVD]
17.  Ikiru [DVD] DVD ~ Takashi Shimura
The list author says:
  "A big influence on Takeshi Kitano...."
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Rashomon [1950] [DVD]
18.  Rashomon [1950] [DVD] DVD ~ Toshirô Mifune
The list author says:
  "Another key work- where does the truth lie? Its influence evident in such films as 'Hero' & 'The Usual Suspects'"
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A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies [1995] [DVD]
19.  A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies [1995] [DVD] DVD ~ Martin Scorsese
The list author says:
  "Excellent documentary on cinema from one of its greatest directors and lovers....(his Italian film docu was great also....)"
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The Year of the Sex Olympics [DVD] [1968]
20.  The Year of the Sex Olympics [DVD] [1968] DVD ~ Leonard Rossiter
The list author says:
  "Like all science-fiction this predicts the future that is now. Kill-your-television...."
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Piccadilly [1929] [DVD]
21.  Piccadilly [1929] [DVD] DVD ~ Gilda Gray
The list author says:
  "The fact this exists and is now available shows how important the BFI's work is...."
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South [1919] [DVD]
22.  South [1919] [DVD] DVD ~ Ernest Shackleton
The list author says:
  "The DVD-companion to the great book 'Endurance'"
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Un Chant D'Amour [1950] [DVD]
23.  Un Chant D'Amour [1950] [DVD] DVD ~ Java
The list author says:
  "Jean Genet's sole film - one that deserves to be watched beyond the special-group interest it is often placed within"
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Nosferatu [1922] [DVD]
24.  Nosferatu [1922] [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "One of the key works of German Expressionism- see 'The Cabinet of Dr Caligari' & 'Metropolis'; later remade by Werner Herzog in realistic-colour...."
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Man With A Movie Camera [1929] [DVD]
25.  Man With A Movie Camera [1929] [DVD] DVD ~ Mikhail Kaufman
The list author says:
  "One I've always wanted to see & now I have the chance! (finances willing!!!!)"
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