Some Important Films

In 1995, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of cinema, the Vatican compiled a list called Some Important Films (Italian: Alcuni film importanti). The 45 movies are divided into three categories: religion, values, and art.

Religion

• Andrei Rublev (1966)
• Babette's Feast (1987)
• Ben-Hur (1959)
• The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)
• Francesco (1989)
• The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
• La Passion de Notre Seigneur Jesus-Christ (1905)
• A Man for All Seasons (1966)
• The Mission (1986)
• Monsieur Vincent (1947)
• Nazarin (1958)
• Ordet (1955)
• The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
• The Sacrifice (1986)
• Therese (1986)

Values

• Au Revoir les Enfants (1988)
• Bicycle Thieves (1949)
• The Burmese Harp (1956)
• Chariots of Fire (1981)
• Dekalog (1988)
• Dersu Uzala (1975)
• Gandhi (1982)
• Intolerance (1916)
• It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
• On the Waterfront (1954)
• Rome, Open City (1945)
• Schindler's List (1993)
• The Seventh Seal (1957)
• The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
• Wild Strawberries (1957)

Art

• Citizen Kane (1941)
• 8½ (1963)
• Fantasia (1940)
• Grand Illusion (1937)
• La Strada (1954)
• The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
• The Leopard (1963)
• Little Women (1933)
• Metropolis (1927)
• Modern Times (1936)
• Napoleon (1927)
• Nosferatu (1922)
• Stagecoach (1939)
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
• The Wizard of Oz (1939)

I have only seen nine of them, so there is much to chew on here.