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50. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) 0

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50. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

directed by Carl Theodor DreyerHailed as a masterpiece of silent cinema, The Passion of Joan of Arc is an intimate portrayal of an iconic historical figure. Carl Theodor Dreyer’s use of close-up coupled with Maria Falconetti’s pensive performance draw audiences...

51. Persona (1966) 0

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51. Persona (1966)

directed by Ingmar BergmanPersona is a film that defies description. It centers around a famed actress who one night on stage decides to never speak again. But it does more than just tell a story; it creates a new world...

52. Blue Velvet (1986) 0

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52. Blue Velvet (1986)

directed by David LynchKyle MacLachlan is a great actor. He somehow manages to interestingly play the least interesting character in the universe. That’s by David Lynch’s design, of course, as Jeffrey Beaumont, the quintessential middle American good boy, is supposed...

53. Nashville (1975) 0

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53. Nashville (1975)

directed by Robert AltmanRobert Altman was always a politically-aware director. His hatred for Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War was well-established by the time he made his masterpiece, Nashville. In it, he tells the story of several characters- some famous,...

54. Annie Hall (1977) 0

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54. Annie Hall (1977)

directed by Woody AllenAnnie Hall accomplishes a great task in its ability to fill a world of one-liners with rich, deeply interesting characters. It remains both poignant and wickedly funny. Perhaps Woody Allen’s magnum opus, Annie Hall breaks the conventions...

56. Back to the Future (1985) 0

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56. Back to the Future (1985)

directed by Robert ZemeckisFlux capacitor. 88 miles per hour. 1.21 jigowatts. These terms don’t really mean much (in some cases, they’re complete nonsense), but, to an entire generation of film fans, they’re practically gospel. Back to the Future was such...

57. The Lives of Others (2006) 0

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57. The Lives of Others (2006)

directed by Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckWinner for Best Foreign Language Film at 2007’s Academy Awards, The Lives of Others is about the intersection of personal and national secrets. The late Ulrich Muhe plays an interrogation expert for the secret police,...

58. Memento (2001) 0

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58. Memento (2001)

directed by Christopher Nolan Memento is one of those films that everyone sort of feels like they helped discover. I remember seeing it 3 consecutive weekends with different people each time. It’s also that good and that interesting. It’s become...

59. Battleship Potemkin (1925) 0

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59. Battleship Potemkin (1925)

directed by Sergei EisensteinFrom a purely academic standpoint, it’s one of cinema’s most important milestones. From an emotional standpoint, that may also be true. The was designed as propaganda and it still works all these decades later. Using editing to...

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