Metropolis (1927) --  Fritz Lang

THE MEDIATOR BETWEEN THE HEAD AND THE HANDS MUST BE THE HEART

Stunning. Doesn’t really matter that the message was too simplistic, as Lang seems to have worried about later in his career. He is not giving us a new philosophy. He is creating a myth--an image that permanently takes its place in our minds. 

Technology as a temptress 

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M (1931) --  Fritz Lang

Coming to terms with darkness. The film is a blurring of the lines. ...

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

The Kid (1921)

Nosferatu (1922)

Sherlock Jr. (1924)

Metropolis (1927)

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

Un Chien Andalou (1929)

M (1931)

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Fantasia (1940)

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

His Girl Friday (1940)

Rebecca (1940)

Casablanca (1942)

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)