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Martin Scorsese's list of Essential Foreign Films

by Jason Hellerman on October 17, 2014

This week, a list surfaced that Martin Scorsese penned eight years ago for a young man interested in learning more about film. It's exclusively comprised of foreign films that he thinks will teach people about the medium. How many have you seen?

Check it out here:

MARTIN-SCORSESE-MOVIE-LIST

Titles include:

Metropolis

Nosferatu

Dr. Mabuse The Gambler

Napolean

Grand Illusion

The Rules Of The Game

Children Of Paradise

Open City

Paisan

La Terra Trema

The Bicycle Thief

Umberto D

Beauty and the Beast

Tokoyo Story

Ikiru

Seven Samurai

Ugetsu

Sanshio The Bailiff

High and Low

Big Deal On Madonna Street

Rocco And His Brothers

The 400 Blows

Shoot The Piano Player

Breathless

Band Of Outsiders

Il Sorpasso

L'Avventura

Blow-Up

Before the Revolution

Le Boucher

Weekend

Death By Hanging

The Merchant Of Four Seasons

Ali: Fear Eats The Soul

The Marriage Of Maria Braun

Kings Of The Road

The American Friend

The Mystery Of Hasper Hauser

Aguirre, The Wrath Of God

 

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