Top 10 Films With The Best Cinematography — Page 2

I can't believe I left out these two von Sternberg films:

Blonde Venus (the lake scene at the beginning is beautifully filmed.)
The Scarlet Empress (the look of the whole film is unbelievable)

Ahh! Double post!!

Updated On: 7/6/05 at 11:23 PM

He DID win the Oscar last year, didnt he?

Finally, someone backed me up on Touch of Evil. It was on again yesterday. I love that movie.

"What's my future?"
"You haven't got any. Your future is all used up."

"He was some kind of a man. What does it matter what you say about people?"

Updated On: 7/7/05 at 09:25 AM

In my view Touch of Evil is superior to Citizen Kane. I know there are many who would disagree. You are so right about the camera angles in that film. The scenes between Marlene and Welles are superb on every level.

"You should lay off the candy bars."
"It's either the candy or the hooch."
"You're a mess, honey."

I'm surprised that no one else listed THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD. Is it that no one else has seen it; or, you truly don't think it to be the masterpiece of cinematography that I do?

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Mister Matt: Thanks for listing Apocalypse Now.

mandy, if you aren't impressed with its cinematography, may I ask what you find brilliant about THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD?

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Well...actually, I liked the way the story was told in this movie. Some might say it is a slow movie...and yes it is. Yet, the words were carefully and beautifully layed out, and Max von Sydow was great...so I never thought it was too slow or boring (I saw it around 5 years ago). How did you find this movie re: other than Cinematography?

I know many scenes were great, some of them are like beatiful drawings and you can almost frame them and hang.
As I said, I was "NOT THAT" impressed...I thought Cinematography is great, but not the one for me to get excited. That is all. Not to mean to contradict what you said.

I'd include Titanic, remember that fantastic opening shot of Kate Winslet??????

CM2, your comment made me want to revisit this film (as I said I saw it long time ago). I should have call this piece a "film" not a "movie" by my definition (it is my thing) . Thank you.

Also, American Beauty was great, the cinematography gave so much meaning to it. Here's a great example, when Lester is in his first meeting with his boss, you see him smaller and further back, then when he tells him off at the next meeting he is much closer and bigger.

Also, I know this doesn't really rank up there with the best and it may be blocking rather cinematography but in Steel Magnolias when they find out the Shelby is getting the Kidney Transplant they are all gathered around her, then they find out that M'Lynn is going to be the donor and they open their circle up and reveal M'Lynn. Anyways, I always thought that was cool.

Oh and BTW, Cabaret did win the Academy Award for Cinematography, this I am sure of. What I liked about it, is that Liza was not in center screen during the opening number. Rather than focusing on her, it treated her like an ensemble member which she was in that number. That really stands out in my mind.

How about some REAL cinematography?

PETER IBBETSON
ZOO IN BUDAPEST
SUNRISE

to name just a few....


Tilde Kooeck
Amsterdam, The Netherlands