Minimalist film
Cinema related to the philosophy of minimalism
Minimalist cinema is related to the art and philosophy of minimalism .
Background
In film, minimalism usually is associated with filmmakers such as Robert Bresson , Chantal Akerman , Carl Theodor Dreyer , and Yasujirō Ozu . Their films typically tell a simple story with straightforward camera usage and minimal use of score. Paul Schrader named their kind of cinema: "transcendental cinema".[ 1] Dogme 95 , mumblecore , and the Romanian New Wave . Abbas Kiarostami ,[ 2] Elia Suleiman ,[ 3] Kelly Reichardt are also considered minimalist filmmakers.
The Minimalists – Joshua Fields Millburn, Ryan Nicodemus, and Matt D'Avella – directed and produced the film Minimalism: A Documentary ,[ 4]
Notable filmmakers
This type of film includes the works of directors like:
List of notable minimalist films
20th century
The Passion of Joan of Arc Carl Theodore Dreyer , 1928)Dots Norman McLaren , 1940)Paisan Roberto Rossellini , 1946)Rope Alfred Hitchcock , 1948)I Shot Jesse James Samuel Fuller , 1949)Gerald McBoing Boing Monsieur Hulot's Holiday Jacques Tati , 1953)The Tell Tale Heart Tokyo Story Yasujirō Ozu , 1953)Billy Boy Tex Avery , 1954)The Big Combo Joseph H. Lewis , 1955)Ordet Carl Theodore Dreyer , 1955)A Man Escaped Robert Bresson , 1956)Invasion of the Body Snatchers Don Siegel , 1956)The Red Balloon Albert Lamorisse , 1956)12 Angry Men Sidney Lumet , 1957)Elevator to the Gallows Louis Malle , 1958)Murder by Contract Irving Lerner , 1958)Plan 9 from Outer Space Ed Wood , 1959)Surogat Dušan Vukotić , 1961)An Autumn Afternoon Yasujirō Ozu , 1962)Eegah Arch Hall Sr. , 1962)Winter Light Ingmar Bergman , 1963)Diamonds of the Night Jan Němec , 1964)Fail Safe Sidney Lumet , 1964)Red Desert Michelangelo Antonioni , 1964)Au hasard Balthazar Robert Bresson , 1966)Mouchette Robert Bresson , 1967)Playtime Jacques Tati , 1967)Wavelength Michael Snow , 1967)The Fly 2001: A Space Odyssey Stanley Kubrick , 1968)Surface Tension Hollis Frampton , 1968)Bambi Meets Godzilla Marv Newland , 1969)Lemon Hollis Frampton , 1969)Serene Velocity Ernie Gehr , 1970)Duel Steven Spielberg , 1971)Two-Lane Blacktop Monte Hellman , 1971)Silent Running Douglas Trumbull , 1972)Fantastic Planet Rene Laloux , 1973)Dark Star John Carpenter , 1974)Sisyphus Marcell Jankovics , 1974)Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles Chantal Ackerman , 1975)Assault on Precinct 13 John Carpenter , 1976)Taxi Driver Martin Scorsese , 1976)David Paul Driessen , 1977)Suspiria Dario Argento , 1977)Days of Heaven Terrence Malick , 1978)The Driver Walter Hill , 1978)Halloween John Carpenter 1978)Mad Max George Miller , 1979)My Dinner with Andre Louis Malle , 1981)Liquid Sky Slava Tsukerman , 1982)Koyaanisqatsi Godfrey Reggio , 1983)Charade Jon Minnis , 1984)Secret Honor Robert Altman , 1984)Stop Making Sense Jonathan Demme , 1984)Stranger Than Paradise Jim Jarmusch , 1984)Down by Law Jim Jarmusch , 1986)Luxo Jr. John Lasseter , 1986)Full Metal Jacket Stanley Kubrick , 1987)Swimming to Cambodia Jonathan Demme , 1987)Alice Jan Svankmajer , 1988)Leningrad Cowboys Go America Aki Kaurismaki , 1989)The Seventh Continent Michael Haneke , 1989)The Match Factory Girl Aki Kaurismäki , 1990)Metropolitan Whit Stillman , 1990)Blue Derek Jarman , 1993)Chungking Express Wong Kar-wai , 1994)Clerks Kevin Smith , 1994)Before Sunrise Richard Linklater , 1995) and the sequels Before Sunset Before Midnight Safe Todd Haynes , 1995)Gattaca Andrew Niccol , 1997)Little Dieter Needs to Fly Werner Herzog , 1997)A Taste of Cherry Abbas Kiarostami , 1997)Festen Thomas Vinterberg , 1998)American Beauty Sam Mendes , 1999)The Blair Witch Project Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez , 1999)The Wind Will Carry Us Abbas Kiarostami , 1999)
21st century
Cast Away Robert Zemeckis , 2000)In the Mood for Love Wong Kar-wai , 2000)Unbreakable M. Night Shyamalan , 2000)Y tu mamá también Alfonso Cuarón , 2001)Tape Richard Linklater , 2001)Gerry Gus van Sant , 2002)Ten Abbas Kiarostami , 2002)Dogville Lars von Trier , 2003)Open Water Chris Kentis , 2003)The Triplets of Belleville Sylvain Chomet , 2003)Napoleon Dynamite Jared Hess , 2004)Brick Rian Johnson , 2005)The Death of Mr. Lazarescu Cristi Puiu , 2005)Hard Candy David Slade , 2005)Old Joy Kelly Reichardt , 2006)I'm Not There Todd Haynes , 2007)Once John Carney , 2007)There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson , 2007)Baghead Jay and Mark Duplass , 2008)WALL-E Andrew Stanton , 2008)Wendy and Lucy Kelly Reichardt , 2008)500 Days of Summer Marc Webb , 2009)Moon Duncan Jones , 2009)127 Hours Danny Boyle , 2010)Beyond the Black Rainbow Panos Cosmatos , 2010)Winter's Bone Debra Granik , 2010)Hanna Joe Wright , 2011)Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Nuri Bilge Ceylan , 2011)The Turin Horse Ágnes Hranitzky and Bela Tarr , 2011)It's Such a Beautiful Day Don Hertzfeldt , 2012)The Master Paul Thomas Anderson , 2012)Moonrise Kingdom Wes Anderson , 2012)All Is Lost J.C. Chandor , 2013)Gravity Alfonso Cuarón , 2013)Her Spike Jonze , 2013)Locke Steven Knight , 2013)Only Lovers Left Alive Jim Jarmusch , 2013)Under the Skin Jonathan Glazer , 2013)Visitors Godfrey Reggio , 2013)Ex Machina Alex Garland , 2014)It Follows David Robert Mitchell , 2014)The Killing of a Sacred Deer Yorgos Lanthimos , 2015)The Revenant Alejandro González Iñárritu , 2015)Room Lenny Abrahamson , 2015)Certain Women Kelly Reichardt , 2016)My Life as a Zucchini Claude Barras , 2016)Piper Alan Barillaro , 2016)The Red Turtle Michael Dudok de Wit , 2016)10 Cloverfield Lane Dan Trachtenberg , 2016)Lady Bird Greta Gerwig , 2017)The Rider Chloé Zhao , 2017)A Quiet Place John Krasinski , 2018)Roma Alfonso Cuarón , 2018)Away Gints Zilbalodis , 2019)First Cow Kelly Reichardt , 2019)Sound of Metal Darius Marder , 2019)Friend of the World Brian Patrick Butler , 2020)If Anything Happens I Love You Will McCormack and Michael Govier , 2020)Minari Lee Isaac Chung , 2020)Nomadland Chloé Zhao , 2020)Wolfwalkers Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart, 2020)The Woman Who Ran Hong Sang-soo , 2020)Belfast Kenneth Branagh , 2021)Drive My Car Ryusuke Hamaguchi , 2021)The Tragedy of Macbeth Joel Coen , 2021)Pig Michael Sarnoski , 2021)Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Dean Fleischer Camp , 2022)My Year of Dicks Sara Gunnarsdóttir , 2022)Saint Omer Alice Diop , 2022)Tár Todd Field , 2022)Women Talking Sarah Polley , 2022)Fallen Leaves Aki Kaurismäki , 2023)Past Lives Celine Song , 2023)Perfect Days Wim Wenders , 2023)Robot Dreams Pablo Berger , 2023)Showing Up Kelly Reichardt , 2023)Flow
Sources
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See also
References
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