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100FilmswithInexplicablyBeautifulCinematography
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Someofthegreatestcameraworkofalltime,inmyopinion
Onlycontainsfilmsreleasedbetween1955and2016(fornow).
Baraka(1992)
1
Koyaanisqatsi(1982)
2
TheTreeofLife(2011)
3
Mirror(1975)
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TheNewWorld(2005)
5
Stalker(1979)
6
KnightofCups(2015)
7
Nostalghia(1983)
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TotheWonder(2012)
9
TheSacrifice(1986)
10
TheBetterAngels(2014)
11
Solaris(1972)
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TheThinRedLine(1998)
13
Satantango(1994)
14
2001:ASpaceOdyssey(1968)
15
Samsara(2011)
16
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EncountersattheEndoftheWorld(2007)
17
WhisperingPages(1994)
18
MotherandSon(1997)
19
RussianArk(2002)
20
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DaysofHeaven(1978)
21
TheDoubleLifeofVeronique(1991)
22
ThreeColors:Red(1994)
23
ThreeColors:Blue(1993)
24
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Macbeth(2015)
25
TheAssassin(2015)
26
Ruhr(2009)
27
TheColorofPomegranates(1969)
28
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Leviathan(2014)
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TheReturn(2003)
30
WerckmeisterHarmonies(2000)
31
CriesandWhispers(1972)
32
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BarryLyndon(1975)
33
HardtoBeaGod(2013)
34
ElSur(1983)
35
TheSpiritoftheBeehive(1973)
36
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LandscapeintheMist(1988)
37
TheWeepingMeadow(2004)
38
AndreiRublev(1966)
39
NostalgiafortheLight(2010)
40
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TheGreatBeauty(2013)
41
Youth(2015)
42
WutheringHeights(2011)
43
ThePassenger(1975)
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EntertheVoid(2009)
45
Birdman(2014)
46
TheRevenant(2015)
47
SpringBreakers(2012)
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OnlyGodForgives(2013)
49
Irreversible(2002)
50
BeastsoftheSouthernWild(2012)
51
UpstreamColor(2013)
52
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Inferno(1980)
53
TheStrangeColorofYourBody'sTears(2013)
54
PostTenebrasLux(2012)
55
SilentLight(2007)
56
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Revanche(2008)
57
Mr.Turner(2014)
58
TheAssassinationofJesseJamesbytheCowardRobertFord(2007)
59
TheHolyMountain(1973)
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ASpelltoWardOfftheDarkness(2013)
61
LostRiver(2014)
62
AFieldinEngland(2013)
63
BeyondtheBlackRainbow(2010)
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ShadowsofForgottenAncestors(1965)
65
TheNightoftheHunter(1955)
66
Antichrist(2009)
67
Melancholia(2011)
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UndertheSkin(2013)
69
ANewLife(2002)
70
Amer(2009)
71
TheScentofGreenPapaya(1993)
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Suspiria(1977)
73
FlordoMar(1986)
74
HeroicPurgatory(1970)
75
CemeteryofSplendor(2015)
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TropicalMalady(2004)
77
ThreeColors:White(1994)
78
PicnicatHangingRock(1975)
79
TheFountain(2006)
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TheFall(2006)
81
TheCell(2000)
82
ThereWillBeBlood(2007)
83
TheMaster(2012)
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Badlands(1973)
85
ChildrenofMen(2006)
86
SonofSaul(2015)
87
Hero(2002)
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IntheMoodforLove(2000)
89
ApocalypseNow(1979)
90
WarsawBridge(1989)
91
BladeRunner(1982)
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DeadMan(1995)
93
Mommy(2014)
94
Aguirre:TheWrathofGod(1972)
95
Paris,Texas(1984)
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Victoria(2015)
97
Sicario(2015)
98
TheDivingBellandtheButterfly(2007)
99
InlandEmpire(2006)
100
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talisencrw(WilliamWood)
amonthago
TherearestillsomeIhavetoexamine.AndcheersfromCanada,Eli.
SofarIhaveonlyseenonefilmbyJeanRollin,azombiespecialist,butIwasawestruckbyitsintense
beauty.Haveyouseenit(TheGrapesofDeathisitsEnglishtranslation)?
Andthanks.ThoughIcan'tbeobjective(fromnotseeingsomeoftheotherfilms),#34to#15(for
2001)seemsright.It'sintriguinghowit'sheldupsowellinthatregard,sinceitwasmadealmost50
yearsago.
CouldyoumakeaseparatelistforB&Wfilms...andperhapsoneforeachdecade(thoughperhapsa
Top50insteadofTop100)?
mshooster
amonthago
Yo,where's'TheDivingBellandtheButterfly'tho???
EliHayes
amonthago
@William,cheerstoyoutoo,mate.IhavenotseenTheGrapesofDeathbuthaveitunderhigh
recommendationfromabuddieofmineI'lltrytotrackitdownASAP...Iknowit'snottoolongeither.
TheIronRoseandTheLivingDeadGirlaretwomoreofhisthatI'mveryinterestedinseeing.And
yeah,allcinematographyaside,Iconsider2001:ASpaceOdysseytobethegreatestEnglishlanguage
filmofthe20thcenturyitneverfailstoleavemeawestruck.I'llqueueupthatideaofalistofpurely
B+Wfilmsforoneofmynextlists:)
@mshooster,itusedtobeonhereinthe90100rangebutIrememberremovingitforoneofthefilms
currentlylisted.
EliHayes
amonthago
Ida,InherentViceandInterstellar(allgorgeousfilms,bytheway),removedTheDivingBellandthe
Butterfly,UncleVanyaandTheSeaFlower,added.
EliHayes
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Also,@Daniel,youmust'vemissedthatthereareactuallytwoTarsemfilmsonthislistIneverdid
removeTheFall.
EliHayes
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Wentbackandreviewedsomeofthesuggestionsinthecommentswhichmotivatedmetomakeafew
changes:Ivan'sChildhood(thisonewaspainful),UncleVanya,It'sSuchaBeautifulDay,Blind
Chance,SyndromesandaCenturyandCosmosremovedforDeadMan,Sicario,InlandEmpire,The
NightoftheHunter(notsurewhyIeverremovedthis),ThePassenger,andVictoria.
LucyAlice
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Ohmyword!!!Ineedtogothroughtheseatsomepoint.Cinematographyisamassiveloveaffairof
mine.
EliHayes
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Letmeknowif/whenyoudecidetocheckanyoftheseout:)I'mcurioustoknowyourthoughtshope
youenjoy!
EliHayes
amonthago
Heaven(regrettably)removedtomakeroomforWarsawBridge.
EliHayes
amonthago
TheRedShoes,removedRuhr,added.Decidedtoremovetheonly1940s(orearlier)filmonthelist,
becauseIdon'thaveasgreatofaknowledgeofpre1950cinema,andmakethisapurely1955forward
list).DesperatelyneededatleastoneBenning,anyway.
Pleasesignintocomment.
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