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>Allright if pressed these are my Top 5 all time:
>1) L'Aventurra - No one else mentioning Antonioni in this post
>is a crime.

He's near tops for me for the ending of "Eclipse" alone. Have you seen Angelopoulos movies? If not, he expands on Antonioni (landscapes, long shots, early Antonioni long takes) in his own distinct way. You might like some. I've only seen 2 and wishing for more.

>2) In the Mood For Love - WKW and Christoper Doyle have made
>some of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen. But this is
>the crown jewel. Perfect from start to finish visually.

Don't sleep on Mark Lee Ping-bin who was the DP for the last 2/3 of the shoot. I hope more people get into his work (I think it's more the case people know his work but not his name and works attached - Flowers of Shanghai, Three Times, In the Mood For Love, Vertical Ray of the Sun, Millenium Mambo, etc.)

You seem like someone who'd know the info on the situation. I'd like to find out who did what in the film. It's very possible that for the sake of continuity, Lee tried to stay consistent w/ Doyle's vision. The 2 are at such a high level that I don't like to use the simplification that because ITMFL is closer to Flowers of Shanghai than the other Doyle-Wong works that it's all Lee. But, from material (interviews), it seems Doyle worked during the phase in which the film was erotic and funny and around the time he left is when the film went into the direction that we see.

>3) Last Tango In Paris - Bertolucci is a master. I could
>watch this movie 20 times and never be sick of looking at it.

I just rewatched this 2 nights ago. Still amazing. Well said, in regards to your comment on its style and content. A focused Brando in a beautiful movie. I can't ask for anything more.

Storaro and Nykvist haven't been mentioned much in this post (the latter, I think not at all).

>4) Days of Heaven
Required viewing for those who haven't seen it.

>Honorable Mention: The Proposition
DVD out next week. Haven't seen it yet. I like Delhomme's work on "What Time Is It There?" (Tsai). The colors and shadows stand out in Tsai's static takes.

  

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Favorite/Top 5 films based on cinematography [View all] , Sponge, Mon Sep-11-06 08:50 AM
 
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mine
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RE: mine
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AKA - The Paul Thomas Anderson post
Sep 11th 2006
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So mine....
Sep 11th 2006
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      I like Van Sant's long takes....great shots in Gerry n/m
Sep 14th 2006
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RE: Favorite/Top 5 films based on cinematography
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RE: Favorite/Top 5 films based on cinematography
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RE: Favorite/Top 5 films based on cinematography
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RE: Favorite/Top 5 films based on cinematography
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I thought Barry Lyndon was gonna be the most mentioned n/m
Sep 14th 2006
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You guys already got the best ones
Sep 11th 2006
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Seven - nice choice n/m
Sep 14th 2006
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that Kazan one about the people on the island in the river
Sep 11th 2006
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w/i the frame
Sep 14th 2006
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5 off the top
Sep 11th 2006
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Thank you for this
Sep 14th 2006
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RE: Favorite/Top 5 films based on cinematography
Sep 11th 2006
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Great list n/m
Sep 14th 2006
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adds Lawrence of Arabia and The Thin Red Line into the mix
Sep 11th 2006
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Nice list n/m
Sep 14th 2006
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RE: Favorite/Top 5 films based on cinematography
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RE: Favorite/Top 5 films based on cinematography
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RE: Favorite/Top 5 films based on cinematography
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^^^Great list
Sep 12th 2006
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Films pre-1980 have great cinematography, too....
Sep 14th 2006
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      T2
Sep 14th 2006
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           DP for T2 also lensed SoaP
Sep 14th 2006
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I'm purposely leaving out Kubrick and Malick.
Sep 12th 2006
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RE: I'm purposely leaving out Kubrick and Malick.
Sep 14th 2006
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RE: Favorite/Top 5 films based on cinematography
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I'm surprised Gondry films haven't been named more n/m
Sep 14th 2006
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Very nice list Sponge...
Sep 12th 2006
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Your list....redo it! LOL.
Sep 14th 2006
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      RE: Your list....redo it! LOL.
Sep 14th 2006
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           Honorable Mention
Sep 14th 2006
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                Best knowledge post on OKP in a looooooooong time...
Sep 15th 2006
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                Oooooh, Denis!
Sep 15th 2006
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                Duplicate
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                Duplicate
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Hero, Memento, 25th Hour, 2046, Batman Begins
Sep 12th 2006
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fuckin 2046
Sep 14th 2006
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      RE: fuckin 2046
Sep 19th 2006
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Five of my faves...
Sep 12th 2006
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.
Sep 14th 2006
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RE: Five of my faves...
Sep 14th 2006
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      RE: Five of my faves...
Sep 14th 2006
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           Vertical Ray might just rank...honorable mention at least
Sep 14th 2006
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Follow up question(s) to all who responded
Sep 12th 2006
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1. Barry Lyndon
Sep 12th 2006
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About the pictures
Sep 14th 2006
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Just for fun - Belly, Citizen Kane, 2001 all lead w/ 3 mentions each
Sep 12th 2006
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If you like - additional post - "if you like this, check for this"
Sep 12th 2006
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i still think Welles's 'The Trial' is the daddy of them all though
Sep 14th 2006
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RE: i still think Welles's 'The Trial' is the daddy of them all though
Sep 14th 2006
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The Searchers, Kane, In the Mood for Love, Good, Bad, and Ugly
Sep 14th 2006
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Not many is f*in w/ this
Sep 14th 2006
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I came to name the two Kar-Wai you mentioned, also Soderbergh
Sep 14th 2006
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People are sleeping on Happy Together. Maybe it's the content
Sep 14th 2006
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      Happy Together = my favorite movie of all time
Sep 14th 2006
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      I'm changing back 2 my Happy Together avy. Visions of Light - have u se...
Sep 14th 2006
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           Damn -- your avy is THAT SCENE, too!
Sep 15th 2006
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                **Spoilers** - Happy Together
Sep 15th 2006
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      RE: People are sleeping on Happy Together. Maybe it's the content
Sep 15th 2006
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           **Spoilers** - Happy Together re: style
Sep 15th 2006
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Adds Usual Suspects & Way of the Gun 2 the list
Sep 14th 2006
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RE: Adds Usual Suspects & Way of the Gun 2 the list
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RE: Adds Usual Suspects & Way of the Gun 2 the list
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Way of the Gun - I like some of the DP's works, will check this out
Sep 14th 2006
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Far from Heaven (Todd Haynes)
Sep 14th 2006
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Yes! That's a great choice.
Sep 14th 2006
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Damn good choice
Sep 14th 2006
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has anyone said Vertigo yet?
Sep 14th 2006
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Wow, that is a glaring omission
Sep 14th 2006
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Stay
Sep 15th 2006
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Hero. Thats the only thing that saved that garbage movie.
Sep 15th 2006
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LOL. Yup. To me hat's the only redeeming aspect of the movie
Sep 15th 2006
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RE: Favorite/Top 5 films based on cinematography
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RE: Favorite/Top 5 films based on cinematography
Sep 15th 2006
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So I just realized that nobody mentioned Rodrigo Prieto
Sep 19th 2006
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