U.S. Congress choose the 25 most important films in history

The National Film Registry of the U.S. Congress Library selected the films ‘Gilda’, ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘Mary Poppins’ as the most important films in history.

The list was announced this week by James H. Billington, head of the Library of Congress, who stressed that the aim is “to protect U.S. Incomparable  film heritage and cinematic creativity.”

Within the list of 25 films featured at cultural, historical or aesthetic significance, there are all kinds of genres, from documentaries and fiction films to dumb or experimental films.

Other recognized films were ‘Roger and me’, ‘Daughter of Dawn’, the first films of the dancer and choreographer Martha Graham, ‘The Quiet Man’, ‘Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’, and ‘Forbidden Planet’.