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Selected Masterworks of Film Art
Ray Carney’s Viewing Recommendations
(Under construction—please send suggestions/corrections to the Mailbag)
To read Ray Carney's suggestions of recent American independent films and filmmakers worth watching, click here to read the screening programs he has advised on or curated for the Harvard University Film Archive. Also skim through the last fifteen or twenty pages of the Mailbag (accessible from the top menu on this page or via the blue ticket icon in the left menu of this and most other site pages) to read brief notices and comments on many other recent European and American films.
To read statements about the creative process by many of the filmmakers in the following list, click here.
Director |
Film Title |
Rental/Purchase Sources |
Akerman, Chantal |
Akermania, Vol. One (short works) |
A,F |
Akerman, Chantal |
La Captive |
A,C,F,I,M,N |
Akerman, Chantal |
A Couch in New York |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Akerman, Chantal |
The Eighties |
A,F |
Akerman, Chantal |
Je, Tu, Il, Elle |
A,F |
Akerman, Chantal |
News from Home |
F |
Akerman, Chantal |
Night and Day |
A,F |
Akerman, Chantal |
Rendevous d’Anna |
A,F |
Akerman, Chantal |
Tomorrow We Move |
A,B,F,I,M,N,Q |
Akerman, Chantal |
Toute Une Nuit |
A,F |
Akerman, Chantal |
Window Shopping |
A,F |
Almareyda, Michael |
Another Girl, Another Planet* |
* |
Almareyda, Michael |
Rocking Horse Winner (short) |
F |
Almareyda, Michael |
Sundance |
* |
Almareyda, Michael |
Twister |
B,N |
Anders, Alison |
Gas, Food and Lodging |
B,C |
Angelopoulos, Theo |
Landscape in the Midst |
A,B,I,N,Q |
Armstrong, Gillian |
My Brilliant Career |
A,B,F,I,N,Q |
Armstrong, Gillian |
The Last Days of Chez Nous |
A,F |
Ball, David |
Honey |
click here |
Barker, David |
Afraid of Everything |
B |
Barney, Matthew |
Cremaster 3: Order |
A,B,F, I, N,Q |
Bergman, Ingmar |
Scenes from a Marriage |
A,B,C,F,Q |
Blair, David |
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among Bees |
F,Q |
Blair, Les |
Bad Behavior |
A,B,F,Q |
Bresson, Robert |
Au Hazard, Balthazar |
A,B,C,F,N,Q |
Bresson, Robert |
Dames de Bois de Bologne |
A,B,C,F,I,Q |
Bresson, Robert |
The Devil Probably |
F |
Bresson, Robert |
Diary of a Country Priest |
A,B,C,F,N,Q |
Bresson, Robert |
Une Femme Douce |
F |
Bresson, Robert |
L’Argent |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Bresson, Robert |
Lancelot of the Lake |
A,B,F,N,Q |
Bresson, Robert |
Man Escaped |
A,B,C,F,N,Q |
Bresson, Robert |
Pickpocket |
A,B,F,N,Q |
Bujalski, Andrew |
Funny Ha Ha |
B,F,I,N,Q |
Bujalski, Andrew |
Mutual Appreciation |
N |
Burnett, Charles |
Killer of Sheep |
* |
Burnett, Charles |
To Sleep with Anger |
A,F,N,Q |
Capra, Frank |
It Happened One Night |
A,B,C,F,G,I,N |
Capra, Frank |
It’s A Wonderful Life |
A,B,C,F,G,I,M,N,Q |
Capra, Frank |
Lost Horizon |
B,C,F,G,I,N |
Capra, Frank |
Meet John Doe |
A,B,C,F,G,I,M,N,Q |
Capra, Frank |
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town |
A,B,C,F,G,I,N |
Capra, Frank |
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
A,B,C,F,G,I,N |
Cassavetes,John |
Big Trouble |
A,B,C,N,Q |
Cassavetes,John |
A Child Is Waiting |
A,F,Q |
Cassavetes,John |
Faces (short release version) |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
| Cassavetes,John |
Faces (longer pre-release edit) |
Ray Carney discovered this print, but Gena Rowlands is attempting to prevent it from being screened |
Cassavetes,John |
Gloria |
A,B,C,F,N,Q |
Cassavetes,John |
Husbands |
F,Q Note: 10 minutes are cut from all videos; Ray Carney was given complete versions by Cassavetes |
| Cassavetes,John |
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (long version, 1976) |
* |
| Cassavetes,John |
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (short version, 1978) |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Cassavetes,John |
Love Streams |
Still not available (but shown in Ray Carney's film classes) |
Cassavetes,John |
Minnie and Moskowitz |
C,F,I,Q |
Cassavetes,John |
Opening Night |
A,B,C,I,N,Q |
Cassavetes,John |
Shadows (first version) |
Ray Carney has video and film copies: Note: Gena Rowlands wants to suppress ths work |
Cassavetes,John |
Shadows (second version) |
B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Cassavetes,John |
Too Late Blues |
Still not available (but shown in Ray Carney's film classes) |
Cassavetes,John |
A Woman Under the Influence |
A,B,F,C,N,Q |
Chaplin, Charlie |
City Lights |
A,C,Q |
Chaplin, Charlie |
Modern Times |
A,C,Q |
Chaplin, Charlie |
The Gold Rush |
A,C,Q |
Clarke, Alan |
Rita, Sue and Bob Too |
A,F,Q |
Clarke, Alan |
Contact |
Video clips are available here |
Clarke, Alan |
Made in Britain |
A,F,Q |
Clarke, Alan |
Scum |
A,F,Q |
Clarke, Alan |
Christine |
Still unavailable on video |
Clarke, Shirley |
Bridges Go Round |
* |
Clarke, Shirley |
Portrait of Jason |
B,F |
Conner, Bruce |
Breakaway |
F |
Conner, Bruce |
Cosmic Ray |
* |
Conner, Bruce |
Looking for Mushrooms |
* |
Conner, Bruce |
Marilyn Times Five |
F |
Conner, Bruce |
Mona Lisa |
* |
Conner, Bruce |
Mongoloid |
F |
Conner, Bruce |
A Movie |
F |
Conner, Bruce |
Permian Strata |
F |
Conner, Bruce |
Report |
* |
Conner, Bruce |
The Rose |
* |
Conner, Bruce |
Take the 5:10 to Dreamland |
* |
Conner, Bruce |
Ten Second Film |
F |
Conner, Bruce |
Valse Triste |
* |
Conner, Bruce |
Vivian |
F |
Conner, Bruce |
White Rose |
F |
DeSica, Vittorio |
Bicycle Thief |
A,F |
DeSica, Vittorio |
Umberto D |
A,F |
Dreyer, Carl |
Day of Wrath |
A,C,Q |
Dreyer, Carl |
Gertrud |
A,C,F,Q |
Dreyer, Carl |
Ordet |
A,C,Q |
Dreyer, Carl |
Passion of Joan of Arc |
A,B,C,I,N,Q |
Dreyer, Carl |
Vampyr |
A,B,C,I,N,Q |
Duplass, Mark & Jay |
Intervention (short) |
B, click here |
Duplass, Mark & Jay |
The New Brad (short) |
click here |
Duplass, Mark & Jay |
The Puffy Chair |
A,B,N, click here |
Duplass, Mark & Jay |
Scrabble/Scrapple (short) |
B, click here |
Duplass, Mark & Jay |
This Is John (short) |
B, click here |
Engel, Morris |
Little Fugitive |
A,B,F,N,Q |
Engel, Morris |
Lovers and Lollipops |
A,F,Q |
Engel, Morris |
Weddings and Babies |
A,F,Q |
Fassbinder, Rainer Werner |
In a Year of 13 Moons |
B,F,Q |
Fassbinder, Rainer Werner |
Marriage of Maria Braun |
A,B,C,F,Q |
Fellini, Frederico |
Amarcord |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Friedrich, Su |
Damned If You Don’t |
B,O |
Friedrich, Su |
Hide and Seek |
B,O |
Friedrich, Su |
The Odds of Recovery |
B,O |
Friedrich, Su |
Rules of the Road |
O |
Friedrich, Su |
Sink or Swim |
O |
Friedrich, Su |
The Ties That Bind |
B,O |
Gallo, Vince |
Buffalo 66 |
A,B,C,F,I,N |
Garcia, Rodrigo |
Nine Lives |
A,B,C |
Ginsberg, Milton Moses |
Coming Apart |
A,C,F,I,N,Q |
Haynes, Todd |
Safe |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Haynes, Todd |
Superstar |
* |
Hook, Harry |
The Kitchen Toto |
A,F,Q |
Jarmusch, Jim |
Mystery Train |
A,B,C,F,I,N |
Jarmusch, Jim |
Stranger than Paradise |
A,B,C,F,N |
Jarmusch, Jim |
Down by Law |
A,B,C,F,N |
Jost, Jon |
All the Vermeers in New York |
A,C,F,N,Q |
Jost, Jon |
Bell Diamond |
F |
Jost, Jon |
Common Sense |
F |
Jost, Jon |
Last Chants for a Slow Dance |
F |
Jost, Jon |
Plain Talk |
F |
Jost, Jon |
Rembrandt Laughing |
F |
Jost, Jon |
Sure Fire |
F |
Jost, Jon |
The Bed You Sleep In |
A,C,F,I,N,Q |
Kanievski, Dietai |
Freeze, Die, Come To Life |
* |
Kar Wai, Wong |
2046 |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Karpovsky, Alex |
The Hole Story |
B |
Keaton, Buster |
The Cameraman |
B,G,N |
Keaton, Buster |
The General |
A,B,C,F,N |
Keaton, Buster |
Go West |
B,C,F,M,N |
Keaton, Buster |
Our Hospitality/ Sherlock, Jr. |
F |
Keaton, Buster |
The Paleface |
C |
Keaton, Buster |
Steamboat Bill, Jr. |
B,C,F,N |
Kiarostami, Abbas |
Life Goes On |
* |
Kiarostami, Abbas |
Taste of Cherry |
A,B,C,F,I,Q |
Korine, Harmony |
Gummo |
B,C,F,N,Q |
Korine, Harmony |
Julian Donkey Boy |
A,B,C,F,N,Q |
Korty, John |
The Crazy Quilt |
Still not available (but shown in Ray Carney's film classes) |
Korty, John |
Funnyman |
A |
Korty, John |
Riverrun |
Still not available (but shown in Ray Carney's film classes) |
Kramer, Robert |
Ice |
Still not available (but shown in Ray Carney's film classes) |
Kramer, Robert |
Milestones |
Still not available (but shown in Ray Carney's film classes) |
Kramer, Robert |
Route One |
F |
Kramer, Robert |
Starting Place |
F,M |
Leigh, Mike |
Abigail’s Party |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Leigh, Mike |
Afternoon |
* |
Leigh, Mike |
Bleak Moments |
A,B,F,I,N,Q |
Leigh, Mike |
Grown-ups |
A,B,F,I,N,Q |
Leigh, Mike |
Hard Labour |
A,B,F,I,N,Q |
Leigh, Mike |
High Hopes |
A,F,Q |
Leigh, Mike |
Home Sweet Home |
A,B,F,N,Q |
Leigh, Mike |
Kiss of Death |
A,F,N,Q |
Leigh, Mike |
Life Is Sweet |
A,F |
Leigh, Mike |
Meantime |
A,B,C,F,I,NQ |
Leigh, Mike |
Naked |
B,C,F,I,N |
Leigh, Mike |
Nuts in May |
A,B,F,I,N,Q |
Leigh, Mike |
A Sense of History |
Still not available (but shown in Ray Carney's film classes) |
Leigh, Mike |
The Short and Curlies |
F |
Leigh, Mike |
Who’s Who |
A,B,F,N,Q |
Linklater, Rick |
Waking Life |
A,C,F,I,N,Q |
Loach, Ken |
Raining Stones |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Loden, Barbara |
Wanda |
A,B,F,G,N |
Lowenstein, Richard |
Dogs in Space |
A,F,Q |
Marker, Chris |
La Jetee |
A,B,F |
Marker, Chris |
Le Joli Mai |
B,F |
Marker, Chris |
Sans Soleil |
A,B,F,Q |
May, Elaine |
Heartbreak Kid |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
May, Elaine |
Mikey and Nicky |
A,B,F,I,N,Q |
Merhige, Edmund Elias |
Begotten |
* |
Mizoguchi, Kenji |
The 47 Ronin |
A,F,I |
Mizoguchi, Kenji |
A Geisha |
A,F |
Mizoguchi, Kenji |
Crucified Lovers |
F |
Mizoguchi, Kenji |
The Lady of Musashino |
F |
Mizoguchi, Kenji |
Life of Oharu |
A,F,M |
Mizoguchi, Kenji |
Osaka Elegy |
A,F |
Mizoguchi, Kenji |
Princess Yang Kwei Fei |
A,F |
Mizoguchi, Kenji |
Sansho the Bailiff |
A,F |
Mizoguchi, Kenji |
Shin Heiki Monogatari |
F |
Mizoguchi, Kenji |
Sisters of Gion |
A,F,M |
Mizoguchi, Kenji |
Story of the Last Chrysanthemum |
A,F |
Mizoguchi, Kenji |
Street of Shame |
A,F |
Mizoguchi, Kenji |
Taira Clan Saga |
F |
Mizoguchi, Kenji |
Ugetsu |
A,B,C,F,I,M,N |
Mizoguchi, Kenji |
Utamaro and His Five Women |
A,F |
Morrison, Phil |
Junebug |
A,B,F,I |
Morrissey, Paul |
Flesh |
A,B,C,F,I,Q |
Morrissey, Paul |
Heat |
A,C,F,I,N,Q |
Morrissey, Paul |
Trash |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Morrissey, Paul |
Lonesome Cowboys |
A |
Nilsson, Rob |
Signal 7 |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Nilsson, Rob |
Heat and Sunlight |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Noonan, Tom |
What Happened Was |
F,Q |
Noonan, Tom |
The Wife |
A,B,C,F,I,Q |
Ozu, Yasujiro |
Autumn Afternoon |
A,F,Q |
Ozu, Yasujiro |
Early Summer |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Ozu, Yasujiro |
Equinox Flower |
A,F |
Ozu, Yasujiro |
Flavor of Green Tea over Rice |
F |
Ozu, Yasujiro |
Floating Weeds |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Ozu, Yasujiro |
Good Morning (Ohayo) |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Ozu, Yasujiro |
I Was Born, But… |
A,F,Q |
Ozu, Yasujiro |
Late Autumn |
A,F |
Ozu, Yasujiro |
Late Spring |
A,B,F,I,N,Q |
Ozu, Yasujiro |
Passing Fancy |
* |
Ozu, Yasujiro |
Record of A Tenement Gentleman |
A,F,Q |
Ozu, Yasujiro |
The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family |
* |
Ozu, Yasujiro |
The Only Son |
* |
Ozu, Yasujiro |
There Was A Father |
* |
Ozu, Yasujiro |
Tokyo Story |
A,C,F,I,N,Q |
Ozu, Yasujiro |
Tokyo Twilight |
B |
Paradjanov, Sergo |
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors |
F,Q |
Penn, Sean |
Indian Runner |
A,B,C,F |
Radford, Michael |
Another Time, Another Place |
F |
Rappaport, Mark |
Casual Relations |
F |
Rappaport, Mark |
Chain Letters |
F |
Rappaport, Mark |
Impostors |
F |
Rappaport, Mark |
Local Color |
F |
Rappaport, Mark |
Mozart In Love |
F (out of print) |
Rappaport, Mark |
Rock Hudson’s Home Movies |
A,B,F,N,Q |
Rappaport, Mark |
Scenic Route |
F |
Renoir, Jean |
Grand Illusion |
A,C,I,N,Q |
Renoir, Jean |
Rules of the Game |
A,B,C,I,N,Q |
Rizzo, Fran |
Sullivan’s Last Call |
F |
Rosenblatt, Jay |
Friend Good |
Available for rental here. |
Rosenblatt, Jay |
Human Remains |
See above |
Rosenblatt, Jay |
I Used to be a Filmmaker |
See above |
Rosenblatt, Jay |
King of the Jews |
See above |
Rosenblatt, Jay |
Period Piece |
B and see above |
Rosenblatt, Jay |
A Pregnant Moment |
See above |
Rosenblatt, Jay |
Restricted |
See above |
Rosenblatt, Jay |
Short of Breath |
See above |
Rosenblatt, Jay |
Underground Zero |
A |
Ross, Frank V
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Quietly On By |
Available for purchase here.
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Rossellini, Roberto |
Voyage in Italy |
A,B,F,Q |
Schmidt, Rick |
Morgan's Cake |
B,F |
Spencer, Jane |
Little Noises |
B,Q |
Seder, Sam |
Who’s the Caboose? |
B |
Sokurov, Alexander |
Confession |
B,F,I,M,Q |
Sokurov, Alexander |
Father and Son |
B,C,F,I,M,N |
Sokurov, Alexander |
Moloch |
B,F,I,M,N |
Sokurov, Alexander |
Moscow Elegy |
F |
Sokurov, Alexander |
Mother and Son |
B,C,F,M |
Sokurov, Alexander |
Russian Ark |
B,C,F,I,M,N,Q |
Sokurov, Alexander |
Second Circle |
B,F,I,N |
Sokurov, Alexander |
Spiritual Voices |
B,F,I,M,N,Q |
Tarkovsky, Andrei |
Sacrifice |
A,B,C,F,I,Q |
Tarkovsky, Andrei |
Stalker |
A,C,F,Q |
Tati, Jacques |
Playtime |
A,C,F,I,N,Q |
Vinterberg, Thomas |
The Celebration |
A,B,C,F,I,Q |
Viola, Bill |
Bill Viola: Selected Works |
F |
Viola, Bill |
Bill Viola: The Eye of the Heart |
G,N |
Viola, Bill |
Hatsu Yume (First Dream) |
F |
Viola, Bill |
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like |
F |
Viola, Bill |
The Passing |
F |
Visconti, Luchino |
Bellissimo |
F |
Visconti, Luchino |
Boccacio ‘70 |
F,N |
Visconti, Luchino |
Conversation Piece |
F |
Visconti, Luchino |
Death in Venice |
B,C,F,I,M,N |
Visconti, Luchino |
La Terra Trema |
B,C,F,I,M,N |
Visconti, Luchino |
Le Notti Bianche |
B,C,F,I,M,N |
Visconti, Luchino |
Ludwig |
F |
Visconti, Luchino |
Ossessione |
B,C,F,M,N |
Visconti, Luchino |
Rocco & His Brothers |
B,C,F,M,N,Q |
Visconti, Luchino |
Sandra of A Thousand Delights |
F,M |
Visconti, Luchino |
Senso |
C,F,I |
Visconti, Luchino |
The Damned |
B,C,F,I,M,N |
Visconti, Luchino |
The Leopard |
B,F,I,M,N |
Visconti, Luchino |
The Nun of Monza |
B |
Von Trier, Lars |
Breaking the Waves |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Von Trier, Lars |
Dancer in the Dark |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Von Trier, Lars |
Dogville |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
| Watkins, Peter |
Commune |
* |
| Watkins, Peter |
Edvard Munch |
* |
| Watkins, Peter |
Punishment Park |
* |
| Watkins, Peter |
The War Game |
* |
Weill, Claudia |
Girlfriends |
A,B,F,Q |
Weiner, Charlie |
Rumba |
* |
Zahedi, Caveh |
I Am A Sex Addict |
A,B,C,F,N |
Zahedi, Caveh |
A Little Stiff |
A,Q |
Zwigoff, Terry |
Ghost World |
A,B,C,F,I,N,Q |
Rental/Purchase Sources — DVD/VHS availability (as of 2006):
A = www.amazon.com
B = www.blockbuster.com
C = www.cafeDVD.com
F = http://rentweb.facets.org
G = www.greencine.com
I = www.intelliflix.com
M = www.moviesunlimited.com
N = www.netflix.com
O = www.outcast-films.com
Q = www.qwikfliks.com
Mail-order companies that stock “the other movies”:
Facets Video: 800-331-6197 or 312-281-9075
Home Film Festival: 800-258-3456
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