Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane stereotype: A true cinephile needs to watch Citizen Kane.
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The Battle of Neretva (1969)
The old foreign movie: A true cinephile always prefers foreign 1960s movies. -
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The long and boring film: A true cinephile always prefers long and boring movies. -
Casablanca (1942)
The top 10: A true cinephile's top 10 is only composed of movies of the golden age, can't be more recent than the 1970s. -
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
The recent blockbusters: A true cinephiles always hates recent blockbusters. -
Seven Samurai (1954)
The dubbing: A true cinephile watches all the movies in original version or with sub-titles, if necessary, but never dubbed. -
Cannes Film Festival (1952)
The festivals: A true cinephile only goes to festivals and the smaller the festival, the better the films. -
Avatar (2009)
The CGI: A true cinephile hates CGI and green screens. -
The Game (1997)
The twist: A true cinephile rejects plot twists. -
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
The original material: A true cinephile always prefers the original material to the movie. -
The Godfather Part II (1974)
The sequels: A true cinephile disparages all sequels and remakes except Godfather II -
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
The Birth of a Nation sterotype: A true cinephile lauds Birth of a Nation despite its racism. -
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
The accents: A true cinephile thinks any film is utterly ruined by inconsistent or inauthentic accents. -
Mulholland Drive (2001)
The abstract plot: A true cinephile prefers movies with minimal or abstract plot. -
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
The cinema: A true cinephile must prefer to watch movies at the theatre -
Primer (2004)
The good story: If the story is good, it doesn't matter how low the budget, incompetent the actors, inexperienced the directors, terrible cinematography & editing. -
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
The subtext: A true cinephile must discover the subtext of a film and share their discovery. -
The Film Critic (2013)
The reviews: A true cinephile feels compelled to write and share a review after watching the film.
