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Ten Essential Classic International Films You Can Watch for Free on YouTube, Part 2
A curated collection of ten essential classic international films available for for free to watch and study on YouTube.
One of the most egregious side-effects of our culture falling for the streamers’ promises that digital is better is the loss of convenient access to classic international cinema. Many titles aren’t even available today via digital rental services, such as Apple and Amazon, forcing cinephiles to either search eBay for old VHS tapes and DVDs or, if they’re lucky, locate what they’re looking for on platforms such as YouTube where financially strapped distributors and fans with a hankering for public domain titles, upload films. I love to wander YouTube because of this, just like I used to wander video store aisles, searching for gems. This article is the result of that effort, or rather the second part of a curated list of titles I believe are essential classic international films.
Here’s Part 1:
