Breathtaking Cinematography

Undoubtedly, the most beautiful film of all time is Lawrence of Arabia. Its panoramic view of the barrenness of a monstrous desert is breathtaking. I think because it is so different from the world I inhabit that I am so drawn to it. It gives me an idea of what drew Lawrence to it in the first place. He too was in love with the alien landscape.

Here are five other films where I find significant beauty.

Doctor Zhivago


Amélie


The Wizard of Oz


The Color Purple


Aguirre: The Wrath of God

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Clicky HERE to see a whole long list of my faves, plus a couple pages of an old thread devoted to such a topic (at least going back as far as the '50s).

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The Man Who Wasn't There


O Brother Where Art Thou?


Fargo


Se7en


Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas


Apocalypse Now!


I know there mostly 90's but there all the films that are in my head.... ohhh and of course Lawrance Of Arabia

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Breathtaking Cinematography (I still need some help with posting graphics.....)

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Blade Runner

Touch of Evil (just watched it, the opening scene alone gets this award, not to mention the murder scene in the hotel)

The Fifth Element

Anything Coen Bothers, but especially Miller's Crossing

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Love your new Avatar Hondo. Its also a great film with great cinematography.

Edward Scissorhands

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The fact that this is a Communist propaganda film doesn't detract from the marvelous cinematography.

Some of those already mentioned are good.

Last of the Mohicans.

Stalker (1979) - Andrei Tarkovsky (Aleksandr Knyazhinsky)




The Mirror (1975) - Andrei Tarkovsky (Georgi Rerberg)




The Seventh Seal (1957) - Ingmar Bergman (Gunnar Fischer)




Hero (2002) - Yimou Zhang (Christopher Doyle)




Gosford Park (2001) - Robert Altman (Andrew Dunn)




The Red Shoes (1948) - Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger (Jack Cardiff)

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I wanted to mention Sense and Sensibility (1995). Ang Lee has such a great eye.

yep i would have to agree that amelie had great cinematography.It had me right from the start during the scene of a car driving down a brick road during a sunset if i am remembering correctly.

there is one movie that comes to mind and that is terence malick's days of heaven..one beautiful motion picture

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The Matrix
Band of Brothers

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Actually, im gonna change when i said The Matrix to The Matrix Revolutions. Dont get me wrong, The Matrix had great cinomatography, but The Matrix Revolutions was amazing with the camera. Like when Agent Smith and Neo were fighting inside the building, with the slo-mo and the camera angles, and when they were in front of the window and all you could see was their shiloutte. omg. genius.