David Thomson responds to the question "What movies should I watch" with this list of 1000 films. In alphabetical order.
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David Thomson lists Ivan the Terrible Parts I & II together, they have a single entry here but he also combines Abel Gance’s two versions of J’Accuse! as one entry. I have them here as two unless someone wants to change it so both are as one entry.
His selection is not only of personal favourites but includes plenty of well-known or important films he’s not too keen on at the expense of some he likes a lot more. He’s very weak on Africa, Latin America, parts of Asia; he’s really a Hollywood and classics guy. He loves Renoir, Hawks, Mizoguchi, not keen on Ford and Fellini. But once you get past the limitations, the book is marvellous- superbly written and brimming with the knowledge and confidence from so many years’ experience. Highly recommended.
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