What Films Do You Consider to be "Works of Art?"

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There are movies that we enjoy, some movies that are outstanding, and there are a select few that some may consider to be works of art. They may not even be as entertaining as our favorite films, but just in their sheer beauty, they earn the title.

There are only a few that I consider to be in this category;

The Godfather I & II.
Schindler's List.
The Shawshank Redemption.

These are not even necessarily my top films of all time, though they do make my top something list.

What films do you honour with the accolade?
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  • RebelScumRebelScum Posts: 16,008
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    The Prestige
    Pan's Labyrinth
    Trainspotting
    Blade Runner
    Watchmen
  • LojenLojen Posts: 1,009
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    The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
    Alien
    Blue Velvet
  • CBFreakCBFreak Posts: 28,602
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    2001: A Space Odyssey
    Star Trek The Motion Picture
    The Company of Wolves
    Wizards
    Brazil
    The Flight of Dragons
    The Dark Crystal
    Hero
    The Seventh Seal
  • abrightyzabrightyz Posts: 24,559
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    Goodfellas

    The Piano
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 456
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    Schindlers List. Epic and full of education to this day and beyond.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 374
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    Lawrence of Arabia

    The very definition of an 'epic', a word sadly diluted in this day and age. And a great character study to boot, although the T.E Lawrence of the film was quite different to the T.E Lawrence of reality. Not to mention some of the finest cinematography in film history.

    "El Aurens is best"
  • jonner101jonner101 Posts: 3,410
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    Once upon a time in the west.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 7,488
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    Toy Story Trilogy
    Monsters Inc.
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    american beauty
    fight club
    goodfellas
  • TremseTremse Posts: 864
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    Alien
    Aliens
    Predator
    Prometheus
    Cloverfield
    Highlander
    Robocop
  • JohnbeeJohnbee Posts: 4,019
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    All films are works of art. It's the same with all paintings, but not all of them appeal or are thought worthwhile by everybody.

    When I was at school I argued that a particular song was a work of Art. I think it was Great Balls of Fire. Nobody agreed, even when I asked them why Mozart's Clarionet Concerto was art but GBOF wasn't.
  • ScooterwolfScooterwolf Posts: 2,645
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    Aliens
    Predator
    Terminator
    Robocop
    Schindlers List
    Gladiator
    The Prestige
    The Thing
    Halloween
  • quirkyquirkquirkyquirk Posts: 7,160
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    Johnbee wrote: »
    All films are works of art. It's the same with all paintings, but not all of them appeal or are thought worthwhile by everybody.

    When I was at school I argued that a particular song was a work of Art. I think it was Great Balls of Fire. Nobody agreed, even when I asked them why Mozart's Clarionet Concerto was art but GBOF wasn't.

    ^^^
    Completely agree with this.In my opinon Back To The Future is a great work or art but you wouldn't find many people who would put it with the likes of The Godfather and such.But I think in terms of performances,storytelling and music,it's a faultless family classic.
  • felixrexfelixrex Posts: 7,307
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    Almost anything by Visconti.

    The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover is up there.
  • DLS1DLS1 Posts: 2,319
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    Anything directed by Stanley Kubrick. All his films are stunninglu beautiful, every single frame is an expertly lit still photograph.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 308
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    I agree about Stanley Kubrick's work. You can see the beauty in every frame. However, this is where the "style over substance" comes into play for me. There is not one single Kubrick film that I've enjoyed watching, despite the imagery. I even hated his "The Shining," even though the Stephen King novel is one of my favourite King books. I just don't like his particular style, though I can appreciate his talent.

    The thing that triggered my initial question was after watching Anna Karenina. I found myself thinking that it was a visually stunning film, but the whole time I'm watching it, it's almost as though I could see the director trying to paint this beautiful portrait, but forgot to tell a decent story. All style and no substance, and I think you need both for a film.

    I think Pulp Fiction was a bit of a work of art, but I don't think Tarantino has ever really reached the heights he did in that film. Django and Inglorious both tried really hard, but they didn't quite hit the mark the way Pulp Fiction did. I mention him because he's another director with a very unique signature style, who obviously aspires to be a legend, but for me, hasn't quite hit the mark yet.
  • Mark AMark A Posts: 7,687
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    Baraka
    Samsara
    Life Of Pi
    300

    Regards

    Mark
  • Nolan DeckardNolan Deckard Posts: 889
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    Halloween.

    Stunning use of lighting and camera work to create an atmosphere of continual suspense.
  • Johnny ClayJohnny Clay Posts: 5,315
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    Lady Spice wrote: »
    I agree about Stanley Kubrick's work. You can see the beauty in every frame. However, this is where the "style over substance" comes into play for me.
    If there's one thing a Kubrick film is never short of, it's substance.

    He was a master of form and theme. Complex, bit still accessible to all. Which is why he's still so highly regarded by public and academic alike.
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    Memoirs of a Geisha
  • Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    Anything by Kubrick
    Ridley Scott's The Duellists and Blade Runner
    Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West
    Orson Welles' Citizen Kane
    John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath and Stagecoach
    Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch
    Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai
  • intruder2kintruder2k Posts: 318
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    Revenge of the Radioactive Reporter
    Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator
    Surf Nazis Must Die
    Class of Nuke 'Em High
    Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man 2
  • Littlegreen42Littlegreen42 Posts: 19,963
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    Melancholia

    - stunning.
  • Toy_HeroToy_Hero Posts: 11,358
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    Most films by Dario Argento. I know it sounds quite odd, but he makes horror look so beautiful! The cinematography in Suspiria is unreal!
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,012
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    Big Moma's house
    Hall Pass
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