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More films like this?

posted 15 years ago by BERSERKERpoetry
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If I were to give you this list, what would you add to it?
I'm looking for anything with this same feeling.
Quiet, personal films with good cinematography.

Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
Paper Moon (1973)
Alice in the Cities (1974)
Harry and Tonto (1974)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Days of Heaven (1978)
The Black Stallion (1979)
Breaking Away (1979)
My Brilliant Career (1979)
Threshold (1981)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Never Cry Wolf (1983)
Silkwood (1983)
Tender Mercies (1983)
Testament (1983)
Country (1984)
Paris, Texas (1984)
Places in the Heart (1984)
The Stone Boy (1984)
Vigil (1984)
The Quiet Earth (1985)
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
Ironweed (1987)
Matewan (1987)
High Tide (1987)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Signs of Life (1989)
An Unremarkable Life (1989)
The Long Walk Home (1990)
Rising Son (1990)
The Inner Circle (1991)
Passion Fish (1992)
On My Own (1993)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
The Secret Garden (1993)
A Place for Annie (1994)
Imaginary Crimes (1994)
The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
Dead Man (1995)
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Margaret's Museum (1995)
A Family Thing (1996)
Fly Away Home (1996)
Eve's Bayou (1997)
New Waterford Girl (1999)
The Straight Story (1999)
Wit (2001)
In America (2003)
Off the Map (2003)
The Snow Walker (2003)
Old Joy (2006)
The Necessities of Life (2008)
Wendy and Lucy (2008)
Winter's Bone (2010)

[–] geraniumkiss 15 years ago

The New World, same director, and incredibly beautiful. One of my favorite movies of all time.

[–] BERSERKERpoetry 15 years ago

Great movie, thanks. I saw it a few years back.

[–] G_Unit-2 15 years ago

Walkabout (1971) from Nicolas Roeg, probably one of the most beautiful films I've seen.

[–] BERSERKERpoetry 15 years ago

Walkabout was pretty good.

[–] franzkabuki 15 years ago

2 rather obvious ones from 1975 - Barry Lyndon and Picnic At Hanging Rock. I´m sure you´ve seen these, too.

"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan

[–] BERSERKERpoetry 15 years ago

Yup. Barry Lyndon years ago, Picnic at Hanging Rock just last week.

[–] franzkabuki 15 years ago

Just once? That´s a terrible oversight.

"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan

[–] BERSERKERpoetry 15 years ago

What? That I've haven't seen Barry Lyndon again?
I rarely watch films twice. I haven't the time.

Besides, it's a little too emotionally distant for my taste.

[–] franzkabuki 15 years ago

Oh OK. And Lynch´s The Straight Story would also fit your bill I think.

"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan

[–] BERSERKERpoetry 15 years ago

Oh, thanks for the mention. I've been meaning to check it out.

[–] saurabh_saxena_ghaziabad 13 years ago

This movie has lifted its core theme from a 1977 bollywood movie 'Gharonda'.

[–] brunodutch 15 years ago

I don't know if it's available but 'Elvira Madigan' in its day was famous for its beautiful photography. You might also check out Bergman's 'Virgin Spring'.

[–] arubaproductions 15 years ago

McCabe & Mrs. Miller. I think you might like this one. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067411/

[–] sandor-enckell 15 years ago

You might've seen all these already, but I'll put them here anyways in case there are some you haven't seen yet:
Badlands (1973) [by Terrence Malick]
Thin Red Line (1998) [also by Terrence Malick]
Ran (1985) [by Akira Kurosawa]
Harold and Maude (1971) [by Hal Ashby]
Out of Africa (1985) [by Sydney Pollack]
Five Easy Pieces (1970) [by Bob Rafelson]

[–] LuisEndymion 15 years ago

Two recent films with great photography:
The Fall (2006)
The Fountain (2006)

[–] BERSERKERpoetry 15 years ago

Thanks, sandor-enckell
I've seen all those. Some good films.

[–] hellooasis 15 years ago

The Assassination of Jesse James (2007)

Incredible cinematography!

[–] agera 15 years ago

Girl With A Pearl Earring

The Scent of Green Papaya

The Go-Between

The Spirit of the Beehive

[–] outsdrfilm 15 years ago

I have posted about the great Chinese director Zhang Yimou here on another subject, but many of his films would fit this list. Try:

Ju Dou

Raise the Red Lantern

To Live

All great works....

[–] outsdrfilm 15 years ago

One more - Wim Wenders "Paris, Texas."

Haunting...

[–] DaulyP 15 years ago

I gotta second The Assassination of Jesse James.. beautiful cinematography, dialog, and similar to Days of Heaven: the narrator really carries the story perfectly. Also, you'd probably enjoy Frozen River (2008).

[–] BERSERKERpoetry 15 years ago

"Paris, Texas" was good, just saw it. "The Assassination of Jesse James" was good too, saw it a couple years ago. Thanks for mentioning "Frozen River".

[–] DaulyP 15 years ago

I just watched Paris, Texas today. I thought it was amazing, thanks for your list by the way, I've been going through it.

[–] BERSERKERpoetry 15 years ago

You're welcome. There's a certain unifying factor to all these films, a feeling of reality that connects with me. I made this list because I knew that other people out there must be searching for the exact same type of film as I am.

[–] Max-Conrad 15 years ago

Atanarjuat: the Fast Runner (2001) - the arctic cinematography, by itself, impresses but it gives such reinforcement to the loneliness, the desperation, the yearning.
Chungking Express (1994) - set in an extreme of urban noise but so personal and subtle.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000) - has this cinematography ever been surpassed? Even the most violent sequences carry a quality of stlllness and contemplation. And all the things left unspoken as these characters struggle to become honorable are yet conveyed with impact.
How do you feel about animation?
Millennium Actress (2001) - extremely beautiful, often low-key and deeply personal.