DesignerCinema

A curated selection of only the most beautiful films.

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“Nights of Cabiria” (1957) dir. Federico Fellini

Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1958, the brilliant Giulietta Masina stars in one of Italy’s most wonderfully heartbreaking films ever. 

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“Weekend” (2011) dir. Andrew Haigh

Tom Cullen and Chris New in subtle, romantic character portrait with an interesting take on what it means to be gay.

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“The Talented Mr Ripley” (1999) dir. Anthony Minghella

Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, and Matt Damon star in the adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel. Many of the scenes were shot on the Italian island of Ischia, near Naples.

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“The Dreamers” (2003) dir. Bernardo Bertolucci

Michael Pitt, Eva Green and Louis Garrel intwined in a somewhat erotically awkward situation.

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“The Apartment” (1960) dir. Billy Wilder

Poster for the Best Picture winner at the 1960 Oscars starring Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon.

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“The Apartment” (1960) dir. Billy Wilder

Ar director Alexandre Trauner makes great use of forced perspective to give the appearance of endless mundanity. In reality, the desks and people are progressively smaller towards the back, with children used at the farthest point.

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“The Women” (1939) dir. George Cukor

Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, and Rosalind Russell pose for a publicity still. Their characters in the film would never be so civil around each other.

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“Her” (2013) dir. Spike Jonze

Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix) ponders his existence across the vast, anonymous cityscape.

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“The Dark Knight” (2008) dir. Christopher Nolan

Brilliant poster for the second instalment in the Nolan trilogy.

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Yves Saint Laurent (2014) dir. Jalil Lespert

Pierre Niney as Yves Saint Laurent and Guillaume Gallienne as Pierre Bergé in the excellent biopic of the celebrated designer.

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“Eyes of Laura Mars” (1978) dir. Irvin Kershner

Faye Dunaway as Laura, a renowned photographer suffering bizarre visions that seem to have links to actual events. The role was intended for Barbra Streisand, but she declined the offer citing “the kinky nature”. She still contributed the film’s theme song.

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“Solaris” (1972) dir. Andrei Tarkovsky

One of the poster designs for the Russian science fiction classic, as featured on the cover of the 2008 book The Art of the Modern Movie Poster: International Postwar Style and Design.

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“Solaris” (1972) dir. Andrei Tarkovsky

Lithuanian actor Donatas Banionis in the wonderfully introspective Russian science fiction classic.

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“I Knew Her Well” (1965) dir. Antonio Pietrangeli

The Criterion Collection’s blu-ray edition of the incredible Italian classic, released February 2016.

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“Interiors” (1978) dir. Woody Allen

Geraldine Page contemplates the emptiness of her Manhattan apartment.