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Love the look of Ida, great choice :up:
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Into the top 30......
No.30: 'Tokyo Drifter' (1966) Directed by: Seijun Suzuki DoP.: Shigeyoshi Mine https://s9.gifyu.com/images/tokyo-dr...vie-forums.gif Takeo Kimura deserves a mention in this one for the absolute ludicrous nature of the set design and production design (sharp suits matching backgrounds and lights changing colours). The colours are just off the chart. The film itself is a little messy as there are alot of characters and the scene jumps tend to be quick. But lordy is it a joy to watch on a big screen. Completely eye popping. .................................................................................................... ...................................................................................... No.29: 'Enter the Void' (2009) Directed by: Gaspar Noe DoP.: Benoît Debie https://s9.gifyu.com/images/enter-the-void-coll.gif This film is a technical and visual masterpiece. The camera movements, crane usage, neon lights and hallucinatory nature of it are just spectacular. Noe's ability to make the viewer feel nauseous but also intrigued enough that we don't switch off are almost unparalleled. The feeling of flying through the Tokyo night air and peeping in on these people's troubled lives is a hell of an experience. .................................................................................................... ...................................................................................... No.28: 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939) Directed by: Victor Fleming DoP.: Harold Rosson https://64.media.tumblr.com/969da1ca...ddad91de10.gif https://64.media.tumblr.com/4593ada3...b073b8cbcf.gif Is there much to say about this film that hasn't already been said? Timeless, pioneering, groundbreaking, masterpiece. The film ushered a new dawn of colour in film. Just imagine the audience's faces in theatres watching this. .................................................................................................... ...................................................................................... No.27: 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962) Directed by: David Lean DoP.: Freddie Young https://s9.gifyu.com/images/lawrence-of-arabia.gif Another technical masterpiece. Freddie Young's visionary cinematography looks as stunning today as ever. Apparently he commissioned Panavision to make a special type of lens to film Omar Shariff's emerging into the desert mirage, it's now known as 'The David Lean lens' in the industry. That type of meticulous attention to detail meant that the film took so long to make (plus the conditions of the desert location in Jordan). Lawrence of Arabia is the epic of all epics. .................................................................................................... ...................................................................................... No.26: 'The Tree of Life' (2011) Directed by Terrence Malick DoP.: Emmanuel Lubezki https://s9.gifyu.com/images/tree-of-life-coll-2.gif The Tree of Life is a polarizing film. Some say it's pretentious, some say life affirming. Surely one thing that everyone can agree on is it's beauty. Lubezki uses his trademark natural light shots as often as he can to give off an other worldly, spiritual tone, and when mixed with underwater shots, volcanoes and other natural phenomena, the film takes on a whole new level of the ethereal. It's not for everybody but it is a beautiful film to look at. |
Lawks, five at once eh :eek:
Tokyo Drifter is certainly stylish, a shame the whole doesn't quite live up to the way it looks imo but a decent choice for a list such as this. I've tried a couple of Noe fillums and just can't watch them so can't comment on Enter The Void. Love The Wizard Of Oz though, a treat to look at and a delight to watch. No problem with Lawrence Of Arabia making the list, I remember it being very good but haven't yet felt an urge to devote the time to revisit it, though I do hope I will some day. The Tree Of Life has some nice visuals and is ok once Malick has satisfied himself in those first few minutes. |
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I haven't seen Tokyo Drifter, but I agree on the other four. Also, I'm a huge fan of The Tree of Life.
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Originally Posted by ScarletLion (Post 2240192)
Some say it's pretentious, some say life affirming.
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Malick just isn’t the director for me, sadly. I need to watch his post Tree of Life stuff, and Badlands still, but I haven’t been too crazy about his work.
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No. 25: 'The Lady from Shanghai' (1947) Directed by Orson Welles DoP.: Charles Lawton Jr. https://i.imgur.com/dBEhrVz.gif Welles' genius shines through in this film with placements of camera and reflections in mirrors dizzying the viewer into a claustrophobic and hallucinatory experience. This is one of Welles' masterpieces, helped by cinematographer Charles Lawton Jnr's genius ideas. Sometimes this film doesn't get the praise it deserves and people focus on W3lles' other films but it really should be up there in the conversation as it's not just a great looking noir but also a very well structured film with Rita Hayworth and Welles himself giving A Grade performances. .................................................................................................... .......................................................... No. 24: 'An Actor's revenge' (1963) Directed by: Kon Ichikawa DoP.: Setsuo Kobayashi This is a film that has had a few iterations in Japanese cinema as the story is quite a famous one in Japanese culture. I can't claim to have seen all versions but the 1963 version by Ichikawa is so visually impressive that it has to make the list. The story itself is a little contrived but the visuals make up for it - with set design and lights that turn on and off making a really noticeable aesthetic. .................................................................................................... .............................................................. No.23: 'Werckmeister Harmonies' (2000) Directed by: Béla Tarr & Ágnes Hranitzky DoP.: Patrick de Ranter, Miklós Gurbán, Erwin Lanzensberger, Gábor Medvigy, Emil Novák, Rob Tregenza https://i.imgur.com/UyuiPAN.gif Tarr's masterpiece is essentially 39 slow paced tracking shots stitched together and has a life size whale. Some of the images are just mesmerizing in their beauty and others are sparse contrast of black figures on white background. The cinematography was undertaken by a team rather than a head of photography, and the result is just a beautiful, poignant rumination on modern Hungary. .................................................................................................... ............................................................. No. 22: 'Vertigo' (1958) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock DoP.: Robert Burks https://i.imgur.com/Faw9SXO.gif Hitchcock uses green so well in this film, to elevate that colour into the viewer's consciousness as the colour of mystery and the eternal. It's such a beautiful film to watch unfold even as the horror elements entwine with the love story. .................................................................................................... .............................................................. No. 21: 'Mirror' (1975) Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky DoP.: Georgi Rerberg https://i.imgur.com/IXUEFNN.gif Tarkovsky and long time collaborator Georgi Rerberg produced one of the most stunning films of the 1970s in 'Mirror'. As with alot of Tarkovsky's films there is a very loose plot and the film resembles visual poetry more than a traditional narrative. But it is a sublime work of art that drifts from monochrome back to colour and has striking sequences of slow motion glass crashing, floating women and birds landing on people's heads. Part of the film is based on the life of Tarkovsky's own father as he has a painful divorce from his mother (who actually appears in the film). The Mirror really shows off Tarkovsky's perfectionist trait - the final version of the film is apparently the 33rd version Tarkovsky filmed. He binned the first 32. And the gust of wind we see in the early field scene is created by a helicopter that was positioned out of shot. |
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Yeah, The Mirror has some terrific cinematography.
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The Lady From Shanghai certainly has some inventive shots and is a decent enough watch, shame about Welles' accent in it though. Not seen either An Actor's Revenge or Werckmeister Harmonies so can't comment on them specifically, both 60s Japanese colour and crisp b&w in general are both certainly looks I love though.
I'm not the hugest fan of the tale in Vertigo but there's no denying it's quite a stylish looking fillum. Mirror is my favourite Tarkovsky so naturally I'm delighted to see it make this list. |
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No. 20: 'Paris, Texas' (1984) Directed by Wim Wenders DoP.: Robbie Muller https://i.imgur.com/JaF3aMB.gif Wenders direction and Muller's photography are such a winning combo in this film. They even manage to make a somewhat mundane telephone booth conversation beautiful due mainly to reflections, colours and lighting. It's such a journey this film. Starts out being a mystery and ends up beat a devastating emotional gut punch. But en route there are some fabulous shot compositions featuring neon lights, bright greens and reds - inspired by the artwork of Edward Hopper. Towards the end we see this shot, which is one of my all time favourite shots in the whole of cinema, if not my favourite: A sublime film .................................................................................................... ................................................................... No. 19: 'Onibaba' (1964) Directed by Kaneto Shindō DoP.: Kiyomi Kuroda https://i.imgur.com/aQ44ZKF.gif Another of those 1960s Japanese folk horror films that use shadows and lighting so well. Shindo's clever use of contrast makes the ghostly character float into frame and gives it a real creepy vibe. A classic. .................................................................................................... ................................................................... No. 18: 'Last Year at Marienbad' (1961) Directed by Alain Resnais DoP.: Sacha Vierny https://i.imgur.com/l1i1TJ5.gif Last year at Marienbad is a polarising film. It's a mindbender with puzzling characters, a very loose narrative and ambiguity everywhere. Some like it, some don't. What it definitely is though, is stunning to look at. The location helps (Amalienburg Hunting lodge and Schleissheim palace near Munich, Germany). The interiors and exteriors of the beautiful buildings are hard to forget once seen and Sacha Vierny's photography captures them brilliantly. .................................................................................................... ................................................................... No. 17: 'Russian Ark' (2002) Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov DoP.: Tilman Büttner https://64.media.tumblr.com/db9455fd...f2ako1_500.gif Goodness knows how long this film took to organise, plan, choreograph and execute. It's a one taker with a cast of thousands. Easily one of the greatest achievements in modern cinema. And the images are just spellbinding. Dancers, lords, artists, you name it they keep on coming, into the image then out of it, as we travel through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and all it's glory and visit characters from Russian history. It has to be seen to be believed. Mesmerising film. .................................................................................................... ................................................................... No. 16: 'The Fall' (2006) Directed by Tarsem Singh DoP.: Colin Watkinson https://i.imgur.com/AMXAD65.gif Apparently, there are no built sets in this film - just costumes and props. There is no CGI. Just cameras and actors. Pretty phenomenal considering how the movie looks. It was shot in 28 different countries and took 4 years to film. It's loosely based on a Bulgarian film from 1981 called 'Yo ho ho' but it is very much it's own film and is stunning to look at. Almost every scene that isn't based in the hospital is just huge, epic and sweeping. The narrative itself falls a bit short and gets a little messy towards the end, but the film is so gorgeous to look at that it almost doesn't matter. .................................................................................................... ................................................................... |
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I've seen all of those five except for Onibaba. Either Russian Ark or Last Year At Marienbad have my favorite cinematography of that bunch. I don't remember loving the photography in Paris, Texas, but I am a big fan of the film and another viewing may get me to like that aspect more.
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No. 15 ‘Ran’ (1985) Directed by Akira Kurosawa DoP.: Asakazu Nakai, Takao Saitô, Shôji Ueda https://i.imgur.com/W57HLZi.gif Possibly Kurosawa’s most epic, visually stunning film. A retelling of Shakespeare’s King Lear, it is a war film at heart but also has moments of real beauty. The battle scenes are huge. Characters are colourful. Even the way Kurosawa filmed the early scenes in fields and hills feels .................................................................................................... ......................................................................................... No. 14 ‘Barry Lyndon’ (1975) Directed by Stanley Kubrick DoP.: John Alcott https://i.imgur.com/QuYY85A.png No gifs can do justice to how incredible this film looks so here are some still images instead. Time and again you hear people say things like ‘every frame of that film could be a painting’ – and it’s easy to see why just looking at those 4 images. It’s a masterwork. |
Paris, Texas is such an effective film, and yeah nicely uses colour in places. Onibaba is simply a joy to watch. Not seen the other three from that set. Ran's certainly quite a colourful film and well made but sadly I don't hold it in quite the same esteem many seem to. Barry Lyndon on the other hand is indeed a beautifully composed piece.
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I need to watch Ran someday as it's probably my biggest blindspot so far. I've seen Barry Lyndon though and it looks great.
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No 13. ‘The Colour of Pomegranates' (1969) Directed by Sergei Parajanov DoP.: Suren Shakhbazyan https://i.imgur.com/jWnmeb1.gif Much like a few other films in this list, the narrative is thin and you just let the images flow, some of them are just beautifully framed. It's supposed to be an allegorical biopic of Armenian poet Sayat Nova. But who knows whether the images connect to any real tales of his life or not. It's worth cranking up the colours on your monitor to watch this one as they jump out. .................................................................................................... ................................................................... No 12. ‘The Third Man' (1949) Directed by Carol Reed DoP.: Robert Krasker Carol Reed's British noir film The Third Man is one of the greatest looking noirs of all time and uses so many dutch angles, lighting and shadows. Possibly the greatest use is during the tunnel sequence which is as taught as it is beautifully shot. Orson Welles does a fine job as the character of Harry Lime. But it's Krasker's photography which really helps ramp up the tension. A Great example of how camerawork can add so much. The end shot is quite famous too:
WARNING: "end shot" spoilers below
.................................................................................................... ................................................................... No 11. ‘The Night of the Hunter' (1955) Directed by DoP.: Stanley Cortez Yet another black and white crime film. This one, Charles Laughton's only film has Stanley Cortez as the cinematographer, and he delivers a film so dense with amazing shot composition that you could probably use about 100 stills from the film to show how great it looks. Shot after shot of brilliantly composed images that make the viewers eyes dance round the screen. The great Robert Mitchum is cast perfectly as the heinous villain with his tale of love and hate. This film could easily have been in the top 10 and may be should have been. It's as rewatchable as it is gorgeous. |
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Never seen The Colour of Pomegranates, have seen The Third Man but can't comment on it as that was countless blue moons ago and I've no intention of ever subjecting myself to that awfully annoying zither music again. The Night Of The Hunter is quite beautiful to look at though and fully deserves to be on a list such as this.
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Great line up there! All three of those films have some great cinematography.
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Thought for sure Ran would be top 10. Just an absolutely stunning work. My favorite Kurosawa flick by quite a long shot.
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No 10. ‘I am Cuba' (1964) Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov DoP.: Sergey Urusevskiy https://i.imgur.com/5zROLQr.gif Sergei Urusevskiy was a long time collaborator with Kalatazov, and his other films 'Letter Never Sent' and 'The Cranes are flying are equally gorgeous, but it's the camera placings and camera movement that make I am Cuba stand out. Urusevskiy was a master at using huge cranes to get the effect he wanted and using angles to add tension. The funeral scene in I am Cuba is so epic that I'd not argue with anyone that claimed it is the single greatest shot in cinema: 'I am Cuba' is a masterpiece of Russian cinema and is one of the most ambitiously shot films ever made. .................................................................................................... ................................................................... No 9. ‘Days of Heaven' (1978) Directed by Terence Mallick DoP.: Néstor Almendros https://i.imgur.com/ewTtJfM.gif Its well known that alot of Days of Heaven was shot during the golden hours of dusk and dawn to get that natural skylight look. But you still have to be able to frame a scene and make it's composition feel right. You can't just point a camera at the sky. Almendros in this film, seems to be in the zone, he makes shot after shot just dance off the screen with blues, purples and oranges complimenting some amazing set design and costume design. Mallick has done a few films that could have been in the top 10 for their sheer beauty, but Days of Heaven for me feels the most naturalistic. .................................................................................................... ................................................................... No 8. ‘Citizen Kane' (1941) Directed by Orson Welles DoP.: Gregg Toland https://i.imgur.com/DcQQVKu.gif Early on in this film, the viewer senses they're in for something a little special - that snowball shot that retreats back into the house is jaw dropping. The end of that shot is completely different setting as the beginning and it all happens in around 20 seconds. This video probably showcases some of the more outstanding shots of the film: Welles' masterpiece also has and continues to have, huge influence in cinema, the lineage of which, we can see in countless films including: Apocalypse Now (Coppola) The Man Who Wasn't There (Coen Brothers) Blade Runner 2049 (Villeneuve) A true masterpiece, both visually and narratively. .................................................................................................... ................................................................... No 7. ‘Black Narcissus' (1947) Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger DoP.: Jack Cardiff Jack Cardiff's collaborations with Powell and Pressburger are legendary in British cinema. From his matt painting backgrounds to the use of bright colour, there were about 3 or 4 P&P films that could have ended up in this list. The Red Shoes is notably one of their finest. But Black Narcissus is just that bit more stunning as it has a few truly breathtaking shots. The way that bell ringing shot is put together is astounding. It made me gasp the first time I saw it. All this in 1947 too! Beautiful film. .................................................................................................... ................................................................... No 6. ‘In the Mood for Love' (2000) Directed by Wong Kar Wai DoP.: Christopher Doyle , Pun-Leung Kwan , Ping Bin Lee https://64.media.tumblr.com/3c606293...58dd0bcb3e.gif https://64.media.tumblr.com/8270c689...4467ffdccd.gif https://64.media.tumblr.com/c19e3b62...181c7b8b88.gif https://64.media.tumblr.com/dd254489...6aae719232.gif The first time I saw this film, I was so engrossed in the visuals that I couldn't concentrate and found that I needed to rewatch it to try and concentrate more on the story. Tony Cheung and Maggie Cheung are so perfectly cast as the lovers not meant to be, and Doyle's typically dreamy cinematography just adds to the atmosphere. Apparently, Maggie Cheung's wardrobe consisted of 46 different dresses used in the unedited cut. It is just a sublime piece of work which benefits from smoke, rain, drinks, stairwells and dark alleyways, all of which compliment the colourful costumes and facial close ups. Wong Kar Wai's direction is masterful - he is able to stitch in the loneliness and melancholy like ambience into a piece of transcendental, timeless cinema. A podcast I listened to described the performances as "Two throbbing halves of a broken heart", which I thought was a suitable way to describe this beautiful, devastating masterpiece. |
Originally Posted by ScarletLion (Post 2254748)
No 8. ‘Citizen Kane' (1941) Directed by Orson Welles DoP.: Gregg Toland https://i.imgur.com/DcQQVKu.gif |
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Not seen I am Cuba and if I've seen either Days of Heaven or Black Narcissus it's been such a long time that I might as well not have - what you've posted from each looks good though. I'm really not a fan of the news-reel montage at the beginning of Citizen Kane but it's very good otherwise and rightly highly regarded and influential. In the Mood for Love is quite simply sumptious imo.
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The Top 5: No 5.: The fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962) Directed by Karel Zeman DoP.: Jirí Tarantík https://i.imgur.com/DtAWMhu.gif This is an astonishing film which deserves to be spoken about more. It’s a mixture of animation and live action and is a colourful fable based on an old book. Famously remade by terry Gilliam, the original is a far more daring, pioneering and beautiful. Every scene has some jaw dropping animation or technique that makes the colours and action jump off the screen. It is scintillating. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… No 4.: ‘2001 A Space Odyssey’ (1968) Directed by Stanley Kubrick DoP.: Geoffrey Unsworth So much has been written about this film. It almost needs no introduction. Years ahead of it’s time, so visually exciting that it spawned conspiracy theories about the moon landings. So amazingly shot and constructed. It still holds up today as one of the most awe inspiring films ever made, and could easily have been no.1. https://i.imgur.com/oxfbG25.gif The film has inspired countless others, but remains the daddy of Sci-Fi, and is one of the very rare films that we can say genuinely changed cinema. Some comparisons. Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Under the Skin’ : https://i.imgur.com/YWpjp2p.gif Duncan Jones’ ‘Moon’: https://i.imgur.com/NM7xtxo.gif Even 2001’s special effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull directed a sci fi film with many influences from Kubrick’s masterwork: https://i.imgur.com/fd5S4VQ.gif Kubrick calculated that it would take one person 13 years to hand draw and paint all the mattes needed to insert the assorted spacecraft into the starry backgrounds. Kubrick hired 12 other people, and did the job in one year. He worked for several months with effects technicians to come up with a convincing effect for the floating pen in the shuttle sequence. After trying many different techniques, without success, Kubrick decided to simply use a pen that was stuck with tape to a sheet of glass and suspended in front of the camera: https://andrewsimone.com/gif/2001/pentest.gif A true masterpiece. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… No 3.: ‘Persona’ (1966) Directed by Ingmar Bergman DoP.: Sven Nykvit The greatest Bergman film of all. A film about existentialism, the duality of the self, sexuality, gender, family, loneliness or all or none of those things. An absolute masterpiece. You can feel Bergman and Nykvist bouncing off each other. How does a film set in just a few locations have such ingenious photography? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/c...mage-asset.gif According to text on the film: "In the spring of 1965 Bergman was admitted to the Sophia Hospital, Stockholm, for double pneumonia and acute penicillin poisoning. While hospitalized, he created the basic script of "Persona". Inspired by August Strindberg's one-act play "The Stronger", an existence which consisted of dead people, brick walls and some dreary park trees and conceived as a sonata for two instruments." The film has had so much influence in cinema. From recent films like ‘The Handmaiden’ and ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ to Lynch masterpieces such as ‘Mulholland Drive’ : https://i.imgur.com/yHgTR6M.gif It will remain a visual masterpiece as new generations of filmmakers discover it. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… No 2.: ‘Blade Runner’ (1982) Directed by Ridley Scott DoP.: Jordan Cronenweth https://64.media.tumblr.com/9771a468...8d71b708dd.gif Ridley Scott’s world building in Blade Runner is perhaps the most beautiful ever committed to film. The tech noir neon lit underworld is so pretty I’d probably watch hours of footage of it. https://farcyde.net/wp-content/galle...3ju8o4_540.gif It’s one of the most inspiring films of the 20th century, and wasn’t received that well on release but is rightly revered across cinema these days. The influence even spreads across to anime, here a comparison with Mamoru Oshii’s ‘Ghost in the Shell’ (1995): https://i.imgur.com/ndbZffO.gif It’s a magnificent film. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… No 1.: ‘Metropolis’ (1927) Directed by Fritz Lang DoP.: Karl Freund, Günther Rittau, Walter Ruttmann If 2001 is the daddy of Sci-Fi, then 'Metropolis' is the Grandaddy. There would be no Blade Runner if there was no Metropolis. https://i.imgur.com/CdwGmer.png Metropolis is the most ambitious film ever made, but unlike many, it realises that ambition level and gives the viewer one of the most audacious Sci Fi viewing experiences one can imagine. And it was made 94 years ago. https://planetdystopia.net/wp-conten...polis_NTB3.gif There are 37,000 extras in this film and it was so expensive to make that it bankrupted the production company. It has influenced everything from Star Wars........... https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_WCwUIXcAAqBTN?format=jpg to films like 'Dark City': https://i.imgur.com/W6GddqL.gif The establishing shots of the city - with cars, planes and elevated trains moving about - were shot using stop-motion photography. The cars were modelled on the newest taxicabs driving the streets of Berlin. It took months to build the city model and several days to film the few short sequences. Then the lab ruined the first shots. The backgrounds in the shot had been dimly lit to create a greater sense of depth, but the head of the lab, who developed the film himself, decided that was a mistake and lightened the backgrounds, thereby destroying the sense of forced perspective. It is a work of utter genius - And all things considered (the time / the techniques / what had come before / the equipment available), It is the greatest looking film ever made. |
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Thank you for reading.
Some honourable mentions that didn't make the cut: Claire's Knee Koyaanisquatsi Solaris Mother and Son The Banishment Taste of Cherry El Sur Hard to be a God Cries and Whispers Irreversible Melancholia The Fountain Badlands Happy Together Dreams |
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Love three of those five (and the visuals certainly play a part in that) so naturally I'm delighted to see 2001, Blade Runner and Metropolis this high. Yet to see either The Fabulous Baron Munchausen or Persona.
'Grats on finishing the list :up: |
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Great list!
I haven't seen The Fabulous Baron Munchausen, but I've seen the other four and I definitely agree with their inclusion. |
I just watched Munchausen, and yeah, it is a perversely overlooked film
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I just discovered Zeman within the past couple of years and felt robbed that no-one had alerted me to his existence earlier. Invention For Destruction could also have a spot on this list.
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Fantastic list, will make sure to watch those I've missed.
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I've seen 52/75 of these films, btw. Will add the others to my watchlist.
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Thanks. And thank you to everybody that read anything I posted. If even 1 person watches a film they had never seen before because of this list then it's job done.
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Films I should have watched before I made this list that definitely would have featured:
-The Small Town (Nuri Bilge Ceylan) https://i.imgur.com/UBzEDBP.gif -Raise the Red Lantern (Y Zhimou) -Flowers of Shanghai (Hou Hsiao-hsien) -Corn Island (George Ovashvili) https://i.imgur.com/Zw6C1YS.gif -Ashes and Diamonds (Andrzej Wajda) https://i.imgur.com/F3rAaIC.gif -Claire's Knee (Eric Rohmer) https://i.imgur.com/VshifUs.gif |
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I've seen four of those films. Raise the Red Lantern I watched fairly recently.
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No. 14 ‘Barry Lyndon’ (1975) Directed by Stanley Kubrick DoP.: John Alcott https://i.imgur.com/QuYY85A.png No gifs can do justice to how incredible this film looks so here are some still images instead. Time and again you hear people say things like ‘every frame of that film could be a painting’ – and it’s easy to see why just looking at those 4 images. It’s a masterwork. |
Originally Posted by ScarletLion (Post 2263622)
The Top 5: No 5.: The fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962) Directed by Karel Zeman DoP.: Jirí Tarantík https://i.imgur.com/DtAWMhu.gif This is an astonishing film which deserves to be spoken about more. It’s a mixture of animation and live action and is a colourful fable based on an old book. Famously remade by terry Gilliam, the original is a far more daring, pioneering and beautiful. Every scene has some jaw dropping animation or technique that makes the colours and action jump off the screen. It is scintillating. |
Originally Posted by John W Constantine (Post 2290788)
Might have to watch this one today, looks beautiful.
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Watched blade runner in theaters last night can confirm stunning.
Very valuable list here. |
Originally Posted by ScannerDarkly (Post 2292671)
Watched blade runner in theaters last night can confirm stunning.
Very valuable list here. |
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Very nicely done list, quite a lot of overlap with my favorite visuals as well, nice to see something like Gabbeh featured as really its a film almost entirely focused on the visuals.
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