Hidden Masterpieces

This is a list of films that I think haven’t gotten much due — or at least not as much as I think that they deserve. In some cases a better title for this list might be “forgotten masterpieces.” For example, Louisiana Story was once thought of as one of the greatest films ever and now its hardly remembered. It may even be a telling fact that most video stores (e.g., Netflix) file it under documentary. Its not a documentary.

Screen still from Louisiana Story.

At the same time I’ve included Reds. I’m not suggesting that anyone has forgotten it – one person observed that the Oscars...