Which films have the best photography?

Has anyone seen the movie "STAY" cause that was clearly the masterpiece. If you haven't seen it, go, GO NOW !!! lol.
 
Ridley Scott's The Duelist. Low-budget, almost all natural light - feels (deliberately) like watching moving paintings from the old Dutch masters. Oh, and the best swordfighting scenes I've watched.

And I second The Man With The Movie Camera - found a version with Cnematic Orchestra-s soundtrack - amazing. It's like seeing an encyclopedia of visual vocabulary.
 
I miss the Russian Arc on the list, It is a remarkable movie by the director Alexander Sokurow, D.P.: TILMAN BÜTTNER (2km with a 33kg Steadycam!).
Technically, Russian Arc is an astounding and path breaking film. The movie was shot in 96 minutes in one take and without any cuts whatsoever! Just amazing. Recorded in high definition video directly to disk and, then, edited and printed on 35 mm.
 
jjb said:
I miss the Russian Arc on the list, It is a remarkable movie by the director Alexander Sokurow, D.P.: TILMAN BÜTTNER (2km with a 33kg Steadycam!).
Technically, Russian Arc is an astounding and path breaking film. The movie was shot in 96 minutes in one take and without any cuts whatsoever! Just amazing. Recorded in high definition video directly to disk and, then, edited and printed on 35 mm.
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Edited?

Just messing with you... :cheesy: I agree, the photography on Russian Ark was beautiful.
 
somewestfilms said:
This is not my favorite movie, but the photography is killer in "Man on Fire." Trust me, rent it.
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yeah i just saw this on hbo and thought the way it was filmed was great, very gritty.
 
Baluardo said:
I'm not talking of big film competition awards (oscar etc..) here, but real life.

Which films impressed you the most for the quality of photography?
I'd like to have your suggestions so I can learn more watching the ones i don't know already.

One of the best i can think ok is the KILL BILL saga (even though i didnt like them as films as a whole, which is weird as a Tarantino fan).
Another one I loved from the photography point of view was 'AMELIE' (successful 2001 french film)

contribute to my list!
:) Andrea
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I didn't like Kill Bill very much and I'm a big Tarantino fan too! Whats up with that movie?
 
clumsy_cool said:
Has anyone seen the movie "STAY" cause that was clearly the masterpiece. If you haven't seen it, go, GO NOW !!! lol.
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Totally incredible. I'm really dissapointed to see that audiences will completely miss it and dismiss it because of it's lack of conformity to standardized story structure.
 
FaceTheSpencer said:
Totally incredible. I'm really dissapointed to see that audiences will completely miss it and dismiss it because of it's lack of conformity to standardized story structure.
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does it have a good story with good acting or is it just good visually?
 
Speaking of Delicatessen, and City of Lost Children, I just recently had a chance to work with Daruis Khondji, the D.P. of those films. His other works: Se7en, Panic Room, The Interpreter, are all amazing. His is some of the best work coming out right now, and he is an amazing Gentleman. Really nice guy. I also really enjoy the photography in 8 1/2. One of the last truly great Black and White films.
 
Lost and Found with David Spade?

hahaha just kidding. But what about Mad Max or Mad Max 2? lol

Big Fish.....but then again I think the credit goes to the production designers
City of God
Saving Private Ryan
Halloween I - Low lighting looked great
theres more, but im very tired
 
Blue or Red by Kieslowski, Red probably being my favorite.

Actually for us guerilla shooters, all of Kieslowski's Decalogue is incredibly shot.
 
Someone mentioned Winged Migration earlier? That truly was an amazing film. Ther is one shot where they must have been using a parascopic lens, because they actually pull back out through tree branches a bird hops toward the lens. The 1st A.C. deserved an academy award just for that focus pull. Let the kids dig this. You Dig?
 
For really real:

Mulholland Dr. (Well, anything Lynch)
Shawshank Redemption
The Godfather II
Royal Tenenbaums
2001...(Practically anything Kubrick)
The Man Who Wasn't There
Magnolia

So many more...so little time.
 
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