
"How about Julie Dash? e.g the excellent Daughters of the Dust, and she's a writer too, as well as director"

":) I've picked just a small number of favourites, may add some more- after all , he was prolific"

"I also like Blondin crossing Niagara Falls on a tightrope, variously with wheelbarrow, piggyback, etc"

"Very glad to hear that. He doesn't seem well known on this site. Apart from the ones i chose to represent him here I have a strong liking for the lesser known Tales of the Taira Clan, seems more a per"

"ah I think that's Truffaut's best film, can't quite remember whether he was in a boarding school or youth detention centre, but maybe the latter qualifies anyway"

"A great decade! Do try some Mizoguchi, e.g Sansho the Bailiff, Ugetsu Monogatari. Pather Panchali (Ray), The Band Wagon, Tokyo Story, Orphรฉe, Casque d'Or, Madame de.."

"Oh there are lots of goodies to discover, Anna :). You might like Letter from an Unknown Woman (Ophuls) and Late Spring (Ozu), two of my favourites from the decade. And there were some excellent Briti"

"another list : http://www.listal.com/list/boarding-school-films-selection"

"I would recommend Red Sorghum- though the Japanese appear late on their significance is devastating"

"Good to have Iranian cinema being promoted. Why is the Indian film The Music Room here? Essential Iranian Films : http://www.listal.com/list/essential-iranian-films/"

"My list An Introduction to World Cinema may be of interest : http://www.listal.com/list/introduction-world-cinema/"

"1.Sansho the Bailiff 2.The Green Ray 3.Mirror/Zerkalo 4.Alice in the Cities 5.Abraham Valley 6.Rules of the Game 7.Maborosi 8.Celine and Julie go Boating 9.Hiroshima mon Amour 10.Pather Panchali"

"No votes for Street of Crocodiles! "

"As you know, at least Vigo is highly thought of for his small filmography, certainly L'Atalante places among the greatest films in international critics' polls"

"Alexander Nevsky, Alexander the Great (with Richard Burton), Fanny and Alexander, maybe The Elephant Man- small Princess Alexandra role"

"Good to find an international mix. Not like Mizoguchi? He made a succession of masterpieces in the 50s."

"Some more: The Outlaw Josey Wales, Illustrious Corpses, Slave of Love, Assault on Precinct 13, The Innocent, Chinese Roulette (do see Kings of the Road! Long film but I really like it)"

"ah yes, of course, Paris nous appartient- very good film! Oh, Immortal Love, how strange it hasn't been on my watch list, i'll add now!"