Off-hand, Bergman's /The seventh Seal/ because it's so damned influential (ever seen Death play chess, that's where it comes from, as an example).
Hitchcock, for similar reasons (lots of things nab small things from his films).
Chaplin films, at least one or two. They're also referenced in quite a few works (more film than literature, though).
I'd also recommend seeing the occasional "French Artsy" film. They tend to explore the limits of the medium somewhat more than the general Hollywood stuff.
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Date: 2004-10-07 08:43 am (UTC)Hitchcock, for similar reasons (lots of things nab small things from his films).
Chaplin films, at least one or two. They're also referenced in quite a few works (more film than literature, though).
I'd also recommend seeing the occasional "French Artsy" film. They tend to explore the limits of the medium somewhat more than the general Hollywood stuff.