Write a paper detailing why one of these films is regarded as a great film:
Movies to watch
1. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (dir. Chantal Ackerman, 1975)
2. Vertigo (dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
3. Citizen Kane (dir. Orson Welles, 1941)
4. Tokyo Story (dir. Yasujiro Ozu, 1953)
5. In the Mood for Love (dir. Wong Kar Wai, 2000)
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
7. Beau travail (dir. Claire Denis, 1998)
8. Mulholland Drive (dir. David Lynch, 2001)
9. Man with a Movie Camera (dir. Dziga Vertov, 1929)
10. Singin’ in the Rain (dir. Stanley Donen, 1951)
11. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (dir. F. W. Murnau, 1927)
12. The Godfather (dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
Questions you might consider are:
How was the film innovative in its form and meaning?
By what criteria of evaluation is it outstanding?
How does it use motifs or parallels effectively?
How is the film innovative in its narrative form?
How does it use restricted and/or unrestricted narration effectively?
How is it innovative in its mise-en-scene (settings, costume, lighting, etc.)?
