The Obscure, the Forgotten, and the Unloved (2010)

The Obscure, the Forgotten, and the Unloved is a 2010 poll of committed cinephiles who hope to find, highlight, and promote films that have received a considerable amount of critical acclaim, but have yet to find the audience that their evident quality deserves. It follows on from The One-Line Review Presents “The 50 Greatest Films” and Beyond the Canon, bringing about a logical culmination to my quest to find the best that cinema has to offer.

  1. Ride Lonesome (1959)
  2. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
  3. And Life Goes On... (1991)
  4. Jeanne Dielman (1975)
  5. The Reckless Moment (1949)
  6. The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
  7. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
  8. Syndromes and a Century (2006)
  9. The Red and the White (1967)
  10. The Tarnished Angels (1957)
  11. Fists in the Pocket (1965)
  12. Edvard Munch (1974)
  13. Love Streams (1984)
  14. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
  15. Lola (1961)
  16. A City of Sadness (1989)
  17. Il Posto (1961)
  18. Our Daily Bread (1934)
  19. Le Bonheur (1965)
  20. 7th Heaven (1927)
  21. Les Bonnes Femmes (1960)
  22. Le Plaisir (1952)
  23. Remember the Night (1940)
  24. A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
  25. People on Sunday (1930)
  26. Man of Aran (1934)
  27. Mother (1926)
  28. The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
  29. Spione (1928)
  30. Modern Romance (1981)
  31. Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)
  32. Accident (1967)
  33. Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959)
  34. Je t'aime, je t'aime (1968)
  35. Stars in My Crown (1950)
  36. The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
  37. Late Autumn (1960)
  38. The Devil, Probably (1977)
  39. The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) [Epstein]
  40. La Chienne (1931)
Posted by Iain Stott