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I'm currently watching on the telly (idiot-lantern) a brilleau film on cheap DVD, a bit of a retro--fest but its got it all (nearly).
The film (movie) is Le Mans. Although it stars Steve McQueen, to me the stars are (in no particular order) lotsa camera users in the crowd scenes, no auto focus, all film, grain, soft colour,no cgi etc etc etc. I love my Eos 50D but this film is nostalgia all the way for me and VERY inspiring. I thoroughly recommend it to you all.
Can any of you recommend any other films that similarly do it phor phab photography?
 
The American by anton corbijn. Very photographic. But then look up anton you will see why.
Films by wim wenders. Films by Stanley kubrick notably full metal jacket.
Blow up, by Michelangelo Antonion
Henri cartier bresson made few films but i have never seen them, don't know what about either but would love to one day
The list goes on.
And welcome to the forum
 
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Any film with Roger Deakins working on it, Wong Kar Wai films, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Manhattan... There are loads!
 
i was going to say full metal jacket too, theres a brilliant scene where the camera follows the soldiers into an enemy controlled town. It really makes you feel like you're there in the action.

the famous scene from goodfellas where they are going into the restaurant is very nice too.
 
I've always found Michael Mann films to be very photographic in the way he puts a scene/shot together. The ultimate expression of this for me is Collateral (2004) but you can see it in very early movies such as LA Takedown (1989) - so much so that you can see how he recreates the same scenes with a better budget when he remakes this film as Heat (1995).
 
Alastair said:
I've always found Michael Mann films to be very photographic in the way he puts a scene/shot together. The ultimate expression of this for me is Collateral (2004) but you can see it in very early movies such as LA Takedown (1989) - so much so that you can see how he recreates the same scenes with a better budget when he remakes this film as Heat (1995).
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Yep, Michael Mann has a distinctive style of cinematography, I recently watched Drive and felt that this was a distinctive nod to Mann.
 
another is Inglorious Basterds, especially the first scene in the farmhouse. Not just from a cinematography point of view but the suspense :! fantastic :clap:
 
Danny_Two said:
I haven't see The Driver, but I've heard it compared to Drive. I think you'd like Drive, give it a go.
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The Driver is one of my favourite movies, a good, no frills thriller and it's quite surprising to see Ryan O'Neal in a tough guy role. Apparently the part was written with Steve McQueen in mind.

Back to the original theme - Apart from Mann and Kubrick, I like the visual style of Coppolla (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now), Leone (Once Upon a Time in the West) and Ridley Scott (The Duellists and Blade Runner)

Going further back old black and white movies like Citizen Kane, The Grapes of Wrath and film noir.
 
Defocussed said:
I'm currently watching on the telly (idiot-lantern) a brilleau film on cheap DVD, a bit of a retro--fest but its got it all (nearly).
The film (movie) is Le Mans. Although it stars Steve McQueen, to me the stars are (in no particular order) lotsa camera users in the crowd scenes, no auto focus, all film, grain, soft colour,no cgi etc etc etc. I love my Eos 50D but this film is nostalgia all the way for me and VERY inspiring. I thoroughly recommend it to you all.
Can any of you recommend any other films that similarly do it phor phab photography?
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Not only are the photographers using film cameras, but most of the shots taken in the pits would have been taken on rangefinders such as Leicas
 
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