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07/19/2006 05:38:34 PM · #26
Oh, where do I start! Probably all of Bergman's movies - his camera man was a genious for careful, simple, and powerful compositions. It gets trickier as we get into colour films. Wong Kar-Wai's "In the Mood for Love" is my favourite colour movie for camera work - gourgeous use of colour and really unorthodox compositions, followed by "The Natural Born Killers" by Oliver Stone.
07/19/2006 06:07:54 PM · #27
To keep it short, anything by Hitchcock. He had a knack at capturing the angles that no one else would do... Any old movie that holds the camera for long periods of time. I get so damn tired of the director/cutter catching only 1 or 2 seconds and flipping cameras constantly...
07/19/2006 06:11:46 PM · #28
Originally posted by Fromac:

Stalker (Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979) - Long, painterly shots. Very moody. Great contrast and rigid composition.

What a coincidence, before I'd even read your post, I was going to say;

The Sacrifice (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1986)
07/19/2006 06:21:12 PM · #29
Originally posted by laurielblack:

Far and Away
Dances with Wolves
Out of Africa
Vertigo
The Shawshank Redemption
Schindler's List


Good list.

I would Add The English Patient and The Natural
07/19/2006 06:27:22 PM · #30
Lost in Translation
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Garden State
Hero
Saving Private Ryan

Just a few I like.
07/19/2006 06:32:41 PM · #31
Kill Bill Vol. I - That final fight scene between Lucy Liu and Uma Thurman in the snowy Japanese garden was amazingly shot.

The Last Emperor - The scenes in the Forbidden City with the thousands of soldiers....Wow!

Life is Beautiful - The WHOLE movie is a feast for the eyes...Roberto Benigni deserves to be called a genius!

Message edited by author 2006-07-19 18:35:29.
07/19/2006 06:33:24 PM · #32
Originally posted by jhonan:

The Sacrifice (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1986)

Yes! How could I have missed that. If you haven't watched the documentary on making the film, I highly recommend it. Also by Tarkovsky Ivanovo Detstvo: the scenes in the birch forest are some of my favourite images of all time!
07/19/2006 06:35:28 PM · #33
For those that like Hero another good one with similar techniques is The House of Flying Daggers.
07/19/2006 06:36:33 PM · #34
my favorite eye-candy movie... romeo & juliet (yes, the one with claire danes and leonardo dicaprio). i love the sets and lighting in that movie!
07/19/2006 06:39:49 PM · #35
Velvia and Ilford B/W.
07/19/2006 06:41:21 PM · #36
Originally posted by justin_hewlett:

Velvia and Ilford B/W.


Who starred in those?

:-P

Message edited by author 2006-07-19 18:41:28.
07/19/2006 06:44:56 PM · #37
Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:

Originally posted by justin_hewlett:

Velvia and Ilford B/W.


Who starred in those?

:-P


Velvia --- wasn't that one of Traci Lord's movies? :-)
07/19/2006 06:46:58 PM · #38
Movie: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - stylised colour and magic light (anything Tim Burton for that matter)

TV: CSI - Low lighting and desert scenes are perfection (just love that "enhance" button feature they have in their photo/video software - can pick up a barcode inside a single pixel, wow... beat that Adobe!)
07/19/2006 07:02:36 PM · #39
La marche de l'empereur ( March of The Penguins)

This movie is a beauty for the eyes.
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