Essential Films Canon

A ranked list of the best films of all-time.

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1. Passage of Venus

Passage de Vénus | Directed by: Jules Janssen | Produced by: France | Released in: 1874

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Jules Janssen allowed the world to gaze at stellar objects for the first time on film in Passage of Venus (1874). He gave hope that one day images in motion could become part of our quest to understand the world we inhabit. This series of photographs explored the use of moving images for scientific … →