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Movies with beautiful cinematography
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Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
The aforementioned Lawrence of Arabia.
randomlyrossy
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That first image isn't even from the film. Not that I disagree with your choice, just worth pointing out
I'll thank this thread for giving me a slightly better idea of what "cinematography" actually is. Honestly for as much as I've heard the word, I've never bothered to try and define it.
As that last comment suggests, I'm not a huge film buff or anything, but here are a couple I reckon have pretty awesome cinematography.
The Last Samurai
Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift
Sorry for the quality, I grabbed these from YouTube vids. Since I'd need to dig my DVD out, and I don't have a way to screencap blu-rays.
Meus Renaissance
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These photos do not lie. There is no equal to The Fall when it comes to this
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I disagree about The Fall. There is no challenge because anything could be thrown on the screen without explanation or rationalization. The movie itself becomes second to the images.
Barry Lyndon looks like a painting
Is Barry Lyndon one of the best cinematographies ever filmed? I would put it in the top 10 no question asked, and even though Kubrick has made other masterpieces in this regard (2001 and Shining being obvious examples) i think, when it comes to cinematography, this was his peak.
Source.
Now let's think about that never made Napoleon epic, and weep.
Then again i would've also loved to see Leone's Stalingrad.
I wouldn't call it extremely deep or subtle in its artistry, but i think it works well with the concept of a protagonist who is a childish drama queen, needing cinema to satisfy his absurd vision of the world, where everything is a bombastic fairy tale, and the imagination of a kid, that distorts the story he tells her, in a colorful and over the top fashion, creating a world that is saturated, sickening, beautiful and the very opposite of subtle.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Zhang Yimou hasn't made a movie worth a damn in a while, but his movie has always looked really really good.
Hero:
Red Sorghum:
Raise the Red Lantern:
Hero:
Red Sorghum:
Raise the Red Lantern:
Is Barry Lyndon one of the best cinematographies ever filmed? I would put it in the top 10 no question asked, and even though Kubrick has made other masterpieces in this regard (2001 and Shining being obvious examples) i think, when it comes to cinematography, this was his peak.
Source.
Now let's think about that never made Napoleon epic, and weep.
Then again i would've also loved to see Leone's Stalingrad.
I wouldn't call it extremely deep or subtle in its artistry, but i think it works well with the concept of a protagonist who is a childish drama queen, needing cinema to satisfy his absurd vision of the world, where everything is a bombastic fairy tale, and the imagination of a kid, that distorts the story he tells her, in a colorful and over the top fashion, creating a world that is saturated, sickening, beautiful and the very opposite of subtle.
Much of Barry Lyndon was shot without use of electric light necessitating the use of special cameras which gives the movie it's distinctive look.
Death Dealer
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2001: A Space Odyssey
Too lazy to post a pic but trust me.
Too lazy to post a pic but trust me.
Illithid Dude
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Playtime anyone?
I had Amer in my minus profile since the last thread on cinematography.
Also Beyond the black rainbow:
Death Dealer
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Thanks. I see someone else mentioned 2001 too.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
I'm happy to see Skyfall mentions. It seriously blew me away in the theater.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
You guys have great taste, but I'm not sure I saw any Kieslowski:
Hey, I mentioned Blue!!
His movies are great and look great. Dekalog deserves a mention too.
Hrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnggg I need to see this.
Some very gorgeous films in this thread.
Red Sorghum was great, especially seeing it last year on a big screen.
Russian Ark impressed me, despite the obvious limitations it had to work with, it managed to still find a ton of suggestive images, i also think it used well the long hallways and constant door opening, with the dream thematic.
Not a whole lot on Google, unfortunately.
I also wanted to post a couple of scenes from Tarkovskiy's Mirror, but again, i can't find what i'm looking for on google.
Not a whole lot on Google, unfortunately.
I also wanted to post a couple of scenes from Tarkovskiy's Mirror, but again, i can't find what i'm looking for on google.
Net_Wrecker
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Collateral
Miami Vice
A lot of classically beautiful shots in this thread, but I also love the well framed more intimate stuff that someone like Mann does so well. Gorgeous use of natural and city/indoor lighting.
Miami Vice
A lot of classically beautiful shots in this thread, but I also love the well framed more intimate stuff that someone like Mann does so well. Gorgeous use of natural and city/indoor lighting.
Barry Lyndon is just a stupid good looking.I need to rewatch it, sooner rather than later. I have a feeling I'll appreciate it much more now than I did ten years ago.
p.s. my obligatory SPEED RACER post:
I just love the color scheme, the framing and the composition in this movie. Each shot is immaculately and precisely designed. In motion it's pure magic though. The novel way of doing transitions, layering shots one over another in combination with the use of deep focus gives the film a very different look than anything else ever made. The movie effortlessly transitions between different times in the first 20 minutes, each transition completely different from the previous one. Visually it's probably the most forward thinking film in years if not decades, I'm not exaggerating when I say that Speed Racer rewrites the visual language of cinema. Too bad nobody cared to read it. Not even the Wachowskis themselves, which is one of the reasons Cloud Atlas disappointed me.
p.s. my obligatory SPEED RACER post:
I just love the color scheme, the framing and the composition in this movie. Each shot is immaculately and precisely designed. In motion it's pure magic though. The novel way of doing transitions, layering shots one over another in combination with the use of deep focus gives the film a very different look than anything else ever made. The movie effortlessly transitions between different times in the first 20 minutes, each transition completely different from the previous one. Visually it's probably the most forward thinking film in years if not decades, I'm not exaggerating when I say that Speed Racer rewrites the visual language of cinema. Too bad nobody cared to read it. Not even the Wachowskis themselves, which is one of the reasons Cloud Atlas disappointed me.
curlyfriski
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Contempt, shot by Raoul Coutard, Directed by Godard
Hematocryal
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I'll tell you what is NOT beautiful cinematography. Hobbit shot at 48 FPS... Holy crap, it looks awful. It looks SO low budget that way. Call me a traditionalist but I'll take my cinema with a slight delay that doesn't have SUPER REALISTIC, GROUND BREAKING, IMMERSIVE frame rates... Yikes. But one of the most visually stunning pieces of cinema I've ever seen was Life of Pi, and anything by studio Ghibli I find really appealing with all the clutter and bright animation. Drawings have the ability to impress me a lot more than live action, with ability to be imaginative and unrealistically vibrant.
ThanksVision
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Great pick. First act of this movie has some of the coolest uses of color I've seen. Especially that shot with the various cycles of color flashing over them as they drive.
hilarious
curlyfriski
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The Mummy, or The Night of Counting the Years (which is a freaking awesome name for a movie), an Egyptian film from 1969.
SaltyDoughnut
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tv show - Mad Men
Thug Waffle
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I felt that Hanna was mostly shot very, very well. Quite a good looking film if ya ask me.
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Brotherhood of the Wolf -
And now for something completely different (c). An old British television show from the 80's, Robin of Sherwood, Season 2, The Swords of Wayland -
Small images as I'm at work and browsing Google Images on IE = suck. Love the thread! So many films for me to look up. Will post more when I get home.
Edit - Added more to Brotherhood of the Wolf and added Robin of Sherwood. So many films have been posted already or I would be uploading images from Pan's Labyrinth, The Fall, Amelie and many others... but there have been so many more posted that I haven't even heard of, yet must see now. So thanks, everyone, for extending my "must watch" list by a good few pages
Brotherhood of the Wolf -
And now for something completely different (c). An old British television show from the 80's, Robin of Sherwood, Season 2, The Swords of Wayland -
Small images as I'm at work and browsing Google Images on IE = suck. Love the thread! So many films for me to look up. Will post more when I get home.
Edit - Added more to Brotherhood of the Wolf and added Robin of Sherwood. So many films have been posted already or I would be uploading images from Pan's Labyrinth, The Fall, Amelie and many others... but there have been so many more posted that I haven't even heard of, yet must see now. So thanks, everyone, for extending my "must watch" list by a good few pages
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