Write about the surprises if so inclined. I will take advantage of the opportunity to add one title in the place of Cabiria. The only reason I hesitated to include Distant Voices/Still Lives is because I've only seen it once, about 15 years ago. It's an autobiographical musical of sorts directed by Terence Davies from Liverpool, England. From the Blitz to about the mid 50s, boyhood memories emphasizing those dealing with his father's death and brother's wedding, are stylized and set to period music, mostly sung by the women in a patriarchal working-class family. Highly evocative and emotional, without a trace of melodrama. Melancholic yet full of hope. Operatic and mundane at the same time. I keep waiting for the dvd that never comes. The vhs copies available are pricy and worn-out, ex-rentals. A restoration of this Cannes winner to the marketplace is overdue.