Intolerance by D.W. Griffith 1916

If you are a serious student of film history, this film is de rigueur. Hopefully you'll have a bottle of wine (or two) handy, because it is over 3 hours long.

I once saw this whole film at Anthology Film Archives in NY City, about 10 years ago, and I don't remember anything from it!  I spent 3 hours watching this, and can't remember one image. I guess I'll watch it again and pay attention this time.

In any case, here's the link for an early film classic that helped shape future films:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo66cJqEl4A

The Fatal Glass of Beer starring W.C. Fields 1933 Directed by Clyde Bruckman

W.C. Fields was such a funny guy.  Here's a short film of his.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWW4-oBCzbQ

Harakiri by Masaki Kobayashi 1962

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTY9pkSJ-os

Fires on the Plain by Kon Ichikawa 1959

This is a somewhat controversial Japanese 'anti-war' film.  When it was released many critics stated that it was too extreme and too pessimistic.  Well, you can judge for yourself:

Ulzana's Raid by Robert Aldrich 1972

In this movie an Apache warrior (Ulzana) has escaped from his reservation and begins engaging in a series of revenge killings against white settlers.

A group of US soldiers is sent out to kill Ulzana.  The officer in charge of this group is a naive young man, who is a devout Christian, who (hypocritically) struggles to understand how Ulzana can kill and torture people so easily. Burt Lancaster does an amazing job as an Indian tracker in this film.

Actually I'm reading a book now called 'Empire of the Summer Moon', which is about the Comanches - who were even more fierce and cruel than the Apaches.  Revenge killings and torture were, basically, an integral part of their culture and served the function of deterrence, apparently.

Iphigenia by Michael Cacoyannis 1977

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piTgtvtsd7g

8 1/2 by Federico Fellini 1963

It looks as if this film was pulled from youtube due to a 'copyright'
violation.  OMG.  So the production company still wants to squeeze money
out of a 1963 film?  Ridiculous.  Let people see these older classics for free.

Some folks care more about making an extra buck than providing meaningful
experiences to others, methinks.

Click on the 'cc' button to see the English subtitles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wO5Q_MUAWI