The Zazie Alphabet

While on holiday, I was reading some cinema blogs when I stumbled upon a very nice idea, the one of a cinema alphabet. 
The rules were quite simple:

Alphabet Rules:
1. Pick one film to represent each letter of the alphabet.
2. The letter "A" and the word "The" do not count as the beginning of a film's title, unless the film is simply titled A or The, and I don't know of any films with those titles.
3. Return of the Jedi belongs under "R," not "S" as in Star Wars Episode IV: Return of the Jedi. This rule applies to all films in the original Star Wars trilogy; all that followed start with "S." Similarly, Raiders of the Lost Ark belongs under "R," not "I" as in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Conversely, all films in the Lord Of The Rings series belong under "L" and all films in the Chronicles of Narnia series belong under "C," as that's what those filmmakers called their films from the start. In other words, movies are stuck with the titles their owners gave them at the time of their theatrical release.
4. Films that start with a number are filed under the first letter of their number's word. 12 Monkeys would be filed under "T."

I immediately started to write down some titles, but it wasn't easy. For some letters, I had at least 4 or 5 movies I was thinking about. It was somehow frustrating, and so I stopped.
When I looked back to my list, after a few weeks, it was clear that I had to take a decision about all those titles. And I did. I just decided to follow the instinct of the moment, understanding that probably, another day, I would have picked up some other titles.
But in the end, it all made sense: many of my favourite film-makers and actors are there, there are at least three Truffaut's movies (surprise! surprise!), films are coming from different countries that I love and from different periods that inspire me, and each title reminds me of a story, of a particular moment of my life.
So, basically, if an unknown person should learn my own particular cinema language, this is the alphabet to understand the Zaziesque:

A
Les Amours Imaginaires 
by Xavier Dolan (Canada, 2010)

B
Baisers Volés 
by François Truffaut (France, 1968)


C
Cléo de 5 à 7 
by Agnès Varda (France, 1962)

D
Dead Ringers 
by David Cronenberg (Canada, 1988)

E
The End of the Affair
by Neil Jordan (UK, 1999)

F
Fahrenheit 451 
by François Truffaut (France/UK, 1966)

G
Le Génou de Claire 
by Eric Rohmer (France, 1970)

H

Hiroshima Mon Amour
by Alain Resnais (France, 1959)      

I
In the Mood for Love 
by Wong Kar-Wai (Hong Kong, 2000)

J
Jules et Jim 
by François Truffaut (France, 1962)

K
Klute 
by Alan J. Pakula (USA, 1971)

L
Lola 
by Jacques Demy (France, 1961)

M
Miller's Crossing 
by the Coen Brothers (USA, 1990)

N
Naked 
by Mike Leigh (UK, 1993)

O

Oslo, 31 August
by Joachim Trier (Norway, 2011)

P
Playtime 
by Jacques Tati (France, 1967)

Q
Quadrophenia 
by Franc Roddam (UK, 1979)

R
Rushmore by Wes Anderson (USA, 1998)

S
Secrets and Lies
by Mike Leigh (UK, 1996)


T
Tokyo Monogatari 
by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1953)

U
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 
by Philip Kaufman (USA, 1988)

V
La Vie de bohème

by  Aki Kaurismaki (Finland/France, 1992)

W
Walkabout  

by Nicolas Roeg (Australia, 1971)

X
X-Men: First Class

by Matthew Vaughn (USA, 2011)

Y
Yi-Yi 

by Edward Yang (Taiwan, 2000)

Z
Zazie dans le métro 

by Louis Malle (France, 1960)

And what about your Cinema Alphabet, dear readers?