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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)

[–] azechiel 15 years ago

Northfork (2003)

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[–] whitegreen 14 years ago

my list

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[–] Samoan Bob 13 years ago

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[–] lowend922 13 years ago

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, had great cinematography. A really beautifully shot film. Solid movie overall as well.

[–] bccct 12 years ago

State of Grace (Sean Penn, Gary Oldman)

[–] bongoman47 12 years ago

A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)

[–] rsreed13 11 years ago

In addition, I'd also add Ballast (2008) to this list.

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[–] Harry_Potter_38 10 years ago

Tarkovsky.

[–] yajji 10 years ago

Can't believe none of David Gordon Green's films have been mentioned. So, I'll recommend two of the closest films to DOA in recent memory:

George Washington (2000)
All the Real Girls (2003)

[–] hopls 9 years ago

Exactly. You can add Snow Angels (2007) too. I haven't seen his other "serious" movies, but they probably have beautiful cinematography too, because Malick is a big influence on him.

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[–] jewellrunner 10 years ago

I don't know what more I have to offer, but I know I'll be going through a lot of these on your list, so I thank you for that!

First, how do you feel about silent films? If you're looking for 'quiet and personal', silent is the way to go! Try:

Street Angel (1928)
Ménilmontant (1926)
Coeur fidèle (1923)
City Girl (1930)
Hindle Wakes (1927)
Lazybones (1925)
The Docks of New York (1928)

If that's not your thing, here's some others I hope you might like that I think meet the description of what you are looking for:

Beau Travail (1999)
I Fidanzati (1963)
Slow Moves (1983)
The Priest and the Girl (1966)
L'Atalante (1934)
Voyager (1991)
Solaris (2002) (Yes, I think Soderbergh's version is fantastic)
La Notte (1961)
The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
Deep Valley (1947)

I also feel like some of my favorite classic westerns might be up your alley. Let me know if you'd like me to list my favorites of those.