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What other films feature superlative directing?

posted 16 years ago by The_Centurion
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"The Passenger" is one of the finest directed films I have ever seen. I am shocked that Antonioni wasn't even nominated for a Best Director Oscar.

The convertible ride when Maria Schneider asks Jack, "What are you running away from?", is a scene that stays with me. It unearths such a feeling of poignancy, yet if you look at it rationally it is a very simple sequence. Remarkable. The entire film is full of brilliantly directed moments, culminating with that closing sequence that lasts for over five minutes in a slow uninterrupted shot.

My question is, what other films would you consider to be masterpieces from a directing standpoint?

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[–] The_Centurion 16 years ago

"2001: A Space Odyssey" is first in my mind when I analyze this question. Kubrick is the master of cinema, and this is his masterwork. In a time when science fiction was cheesy and untenable, Kubrick crafted "2001" which even today never seems outdated. And it has so many different layers to it and says so many different things visually that I just can't see anything else comparing to it really.

Of course, anyone who has had a film class will invariably think of "Citizen Kane". That's sort of obvious though (although it doesn't mean much to me personally) so I thought I'd get it out of the way.

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[–] Last_Entrance 14 years ago

Please explain how this is basic?

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[–] colour-me-kubrick 13 years ago

That seems to be a new category "just basic". Seems like you are a pro.

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[–] chapmanshomer 13 years ago

I agree wholeheartedly with futuredays.

Rarely have I been so mesmerised by camera work and direction in a film. Personally, my favourite shot is where Nicholson is in a cablecar and he leans out, flapping his arms like wings. It cuts to a shot from above where all you can see is Nicholson's upper body suspended mid-air over the glistening blue ocean. Absolutely sublime.
How anyone can call the direction basic is beyond me.

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