ok so here are some seconds from the list above and some other possibilities.
but first: i dont know where you are in realspace, but netflix has a pretty good selection of stuff. for more "obscure" films, maybe get a facets account--they are the shit, in the parlance of our times.
http://www.facets.org/asticat
i have the good fortune of living near them, so dont know about the netflix-like service. but their selection is pretty overwhelming. and they are the best source for eastern european films--czech new wave in particular--in the states.
anyway: jodorowsky is great. i dunno if his films are out on dvd yet, though--i saw them on vhs. they are worth tracking down tho.
bunuel...geez, what a great director. if you can find "land without bread" do it.
the saragossa manuscript is beautiful and freaky and would be great fun to write about. here's the imdb link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059643/
and the music is amazing. speaking of great sound....
masaki kobayashi's "kwaidan" is gorgeous and the first sequence (there are 4) will keep you busy writing away for a while.
and teshighara's "woman in the dunes" is stunning....
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058625/
both have music by toru takemitsu.
i am obsessed with his film sound.
godard's "breathless" is excellent (the remake is abysmal)--but i would go for "band of outsiders" so you can learn to do the madison (who wouldn't want to?)--but see alphaville. just do it. trust me.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058279/