This list was inspired by this Mubi thread
The selection is, by no means, definitive… just the ones I thought were suitable for an introductory film history course. If there are only fifteen weeks to screen the films, once a week, left over films can be made optional. :-)
Soviet Union: Battleship Potemkin, Man with a Movie Camera, The Letter That Was Never Sent
Scandinavia: The Virgin Spring, Kira’s Reason
Animation and stop-motion: The King and the Mocking Bird, Alice
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