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A Trip to The Moon

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Origins of cinema

Director: Georges Méliès
Nationality: French
Genre/Movement: Early Cinema/ origins
Decade: 1900s

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As Seen Through a Telescope

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The Pioneers

Director: Brighton School
Nationality: British
Genre/Movement: Early Cinema, Comedy
Decade: 1900s

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The Great Train Robbery

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The Pioneers

Director: Edwin S. Porter
Nationality: American
Genre/Movement: Early Cin / Action
Decade: 1900s

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The Birth of a Nation

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Director: D.W. Griffith
Nationality: American
Genre/Movement: Silent film / historical epic
Decade: 1910s

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

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German Expressionism
Director: Wiene
Nationality: German
Genre/Movement: german expressionism / horror
Decade: 1920s

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Nosferatu

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German Expressionism
Director: Murnau
Nationality: German
Genre/Movement:
Decade: 1920s

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The Battleship Potemkin

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Soviet Montage
Director: Sergei Eisestein
Nationality: Soviet
Genre/Movement: soviet montage/ historical drama
Decade: 1920s

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Mother

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Soviet Montage

Director: Pudovkin
Nationality: Soviet
Genre/Movement: soviet montage/ social drama
Decade: 1920s

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L’Atalante

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French Poetic Realism

Director: Jean vigo
Nationality: French
Genre/Movement: Romance
Decade: 1930s

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The Rules of the Game

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French Poetic Realism

Director: Jean Renoir
Nationality: French
Genre/Movement: Drama
Decade: 1930s

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Gone with the Wind

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Golden Age of Hollywood - Drama

Director: Fleming
Nationality: American
Genre/Movement: hist drama
Decade: 1930s

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Casablanca

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Golden Age of Hollywood- Drama

Director: Michael Curtiz
Nationality: American
Genre/Movement: Romantic drama
Decade: 1940s

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Citizen Cane

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Golden Age of Hollywood - Drama

Director: Orson Welles
Nationality: American
Genre/Movement: drama/ mystery
Decade: 1940s

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Sherlock Jr

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Golden Age of Hollywood - Comedy I

Director: Keaton
Nationality: American
Genre/Movement: Silent comedy
Decade: 1920s

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The Gold Rush

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Golden Age of Hollywood - Comedy I

Director: Charlie Chaplin
Nationality: American
Genre/Movement: Silent Comedy
Decade: 1920s

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Bringing Up Baby

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Golden Age of Hollywood - Comedy II

Director: Howard Hawks
Nationality: American
Genre/Movement: Screwball comedy
Decade: 1930s

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To Be or Not To Be

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Golden Age of Hollywood - Comedy II

Director: Lubitsch
Nationality: American
Genre/Movement: Satirical comedy
Decade: 1940s

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Some Like it Hot

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Golden Age of Hollywood - Comedy II

Director: Billy Wilder
Nationality: American
Genre/Movement: Rom com
Decade: 1950s

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The Maltese Falcon

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Golden Age of Hollywood - Film Noir & Suspense

Director: Huston
Nationality: American
Genre/Movement: Film Noir
Decade: 1940s

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Scarlet Street

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Golden Age of Hollywood - Film Noir & Suspense

Director: Lang
Nationality: American
Genre/Movement: Film Noir
Decade: 1940s

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North by Northwest

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Golden Age of Hollywood - Film Noir & Suspense

Director: Hitchcock
Nationality: British-American
Genre/Movement: Suspense/ thriller
Decade: 1950s

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Frankenstein

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Golden Age of Hollywood - Other genres

Director: James Whale
Nationality: American
Genre/Movement: horror
Decade: 1930s

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The Man Who Shot Liberty Vance

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Golden Age of Hollywood - Film Noir & Suspense

Director: John Ford
Nationality: American
Genre/Movement: Western
Decade: 1960s

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Singin’ in the Rain

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Golden Age of Hollywood - other genres

Director: Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Nationality: American
Genre/Movement: Musical
Decade: 1950s

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Rome, Open City

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Italian Neorealism

Director: Rossellini
Nationality: Italian
Genre/Movement: neorealism
Decade: 1940s

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Bicycle Thieves

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Italian Neorealism

Director: Vittorio De Sica
Nationality: Italian
Genre/Movement:
Decade: 1940s

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Rashomon

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Discovery of Asian Cinema

Director: Kurosawa
Nationality: Japanese
Genre/Movement: Drama, crime
Decade: 1950s

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Pather Panchali

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Discovery of Asian Cinema

Director: Satyajit Ray
Nationality: Indian
Genre/Movement: neorealism
Decade:1950s

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Breathless

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French Nouvelle Vague

Director: Godard
Nationality:
Genre/Movement:
Decade: 1960s

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The 400 Blows

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French Nouvelle Vague

Director: Truffaut
Nationality:
Genre/Movement:
Decade: 1950s

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Cleo from 5 to 7

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French Nouvelle Vague

Director: Agnes Varda
Nationality:
Genre/Movement:
Decade: 1960s

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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

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New Wave Cinema

Director: Richardson
Nationality: British
Genre/Movement: British new wave
Decade: 1960s

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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

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New Wave Cinema

Director: Werner Fassbinder
Nationality: German
Genre/Movement: New German cinema
Decade: 1970s

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History of Cinema Final (2 decks)

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