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The Strongly Visual Films thread

There are Bela Tarr fans here? Consider me stunned. In a good way.

Satantango is such a great film; seen it twice in theatres (two intermissions, so you're not glued to the seats for 7+ hours straight), and would happily go and see it again, if it were playing nearby. And yes, the opening shot to Werckmeister Harmonies is amazing, as is the rest of the movie.

Also, props to Tim Hole for mentioning Claire Denis; she's one of the best working filmmakers out there right now, and makes gorgeous, haunting films, aided immensely by her amazing cinematographer Agnes Godard (no relation to JLG). Beau Travail and L'Intrus are two of my favorite recent films. And her most recent two (35 Rhums and White Material) are both masterpieces as well.

Would also recommend anything by Apichatpong Weerasethakul (who just won the Palme D'Or at Cannes). Syndromes and a Century in particular is amazing, but his other films are really excellent, too.
 
What about Jancso? I have a theory that Star Wars is based on The Roundup :-) My Way Home, Red Psalm...
 
Well, between The Round Up and Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress, you have something resembling pretty close to Star Wars. Minus the droids and lasers of course.
 
Actually, as far as Jansco goes, I've only seen The Red and the White and The Roundup. They're really amazing films, though; would love to see more of his work. Can't imagine watching them on video though, so I might be waiting a long time for a retro to come through NY here. Every now and then, MoMA will show something. Sad that it's pretty much impossible to see his films (not to mention many other great films) in a theatre if you're outside of a handful of major metropolitan areas.
 
Midnight Cowboy (1969) - John Schlesinger

Deliverance (1972) - John Boorman

The real golden age of American cinema...
 
"Black Narcissus"
"A Matter of Life and Death"
"Red Shoes"
"Life and Death of Colonel Blimp"
Suppose you can tell I'm a fan of Powell Pressburger
"Sunrise" for silent early cinematography this film is a must see. Stunning.
"Nosferatu" both of them
"Klute" had some visually interesting things going on that was 70's centric
"Godfather II" especially out of the three and "Manhattan". All hail Gordon Willis
"Walkabout", "Performance" and "The Man Who Fell To Earth" in fact most films by Roeg. Walkabout was amazing considering he directed, DP'ed and operated.
"Come and See" by Klimov, I was stunned by the end of that film, as much as I was by "Apocalypse Now".

I've tried to pick films that aren't just great movies but did something unique or visually interesting that stuck with me, that I hadn't seen before. There are more I'm sure. The search goes on.
 
How could I forget!

La Jetee by Chris Marker
 
"Leaving Las Vegas" visually great and the best 16mm shot movie I think I've ever seen.
 
J. P. Sendall said:
"Black Narcissus"
"A Matter of Life and Death"
"Red Shoes"
"Life and Death of Colonel Blimp"
Suppose you can tell I'm a fan of Powell Pressburger
"Sunrise" for silent early cinematography this film is a must see. Stunning.
"Nosferatu" both of them
"Klute" had some visually interesting things going on that was 70's centric
"Godfather II" especially out of the three and "Manhattan". All hail Gordon Willis
"Walkabout", "Performance" and "The Man Who Fell To Earth" in fact most films by Roeg. Walkabout was amazing considering he directed, DP'ed and operated.
"Come and See" by Klimov, I was stunned by the end of that film, as much as I was by "Apocalypse Now".

I've tried to pick films that aren't just great movies but did something unique or visually interesting that stuck with me, that I hadn't seen before. There are more I'm sure. The search goes on.
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Come and See..... a very powerful and shocking film. Glad to see others have seen it.

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Yes, indeed, the climactic montage of Come and See is quite incredible. Klimov never made another film, as he felt everything that was possible in cinema, he had achieved in Come and See.
 
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