Minimalist film
Cinema related to the philosophy of minimalism
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Minimalist film is related to the art and philosophy of minimalism with films.
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]
Currently a commitment to minimalist filmmaking can be seen in film movements such as Dogme 95, mumblecore, and the Romanian New Wave. Abbas Kiarostami,[2] Elia Suleiman,[3] and Kelly Reichardt are also considered minimalist filmmakers.
Notable filmmakers
This type of film includes the works of directors like:
- Georgiy Daneliya
- Andrei Tarkovsky[4]
- Michelangelo Antonioni[5]
- Scott Barley[6][7]
- James Benning[8]
- Robert Bresson[9]
- John Carpenter[10][11]
- John Cassavetes[12]
- Paul Driessen[13]
- Morgan Fisher[14]
- Hollis Frampton[15]
- Ernie Gehr[16]
- Larry Gottheim[17]
- Don Hertzfeldt[18]
- Walter Hill[19]
- Jim Jarmusch[20]
- Abbas Kiarostami[21][22]
- Louis Malle[23]
- Norman McLaren[24]
- Yasujirō Ozu[25][26]
- Jafar Panahi[27]
- Kelly Reichardt[28]
- Peter Roehr[29]
- Gus van Sant[30][31]
- Don Siegel[32]
- Michael Snow[33][34]
- Alexander Sokurov[35]
- Tsai Ming-Liang[36]
- Andy Warhol[37]
- Chloé Zhao[38]
List of notable minimalist films
1920-1949
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | The Passion of Joan of Arc[39] | Carl Theodor Dreyer |
| 1940 | Dots[40] | Norman McLaren |
| 1946 | Paisan[41] | Roberto Rossellini |
| 1948 | Rope[42] | Alfred Hitchcock |
| 1949 | I Shot Jesse James[43] | Samuel Fuller |
| 1949 | Begone Dull Care[40] | Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren |
1950-1959
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Gerald McBoing Boing[44] | Robert Cannon |
| 1953 | Monsieur Hulot's Holiday[45] | Jacques Tati |
| The Tell Tale Heart[46] | Ted Parmelee | |
| Tokyo Story[47] | Yasujirō Ozu | |
| 1954 | Billy Boy[48] | Tex Avery |
| 1955 | The Big Combo[49] | Joseph H. Lewis |
| Ordet[50] | Carl Theodore Dreyer | |
| 1956 | A Man Escaped | Robert Bresson |
| The Red Balloon[51] | Albert Lamorisse | |
| 1957 | 12 Angry Men[52] | Sidney Lumet |
| 1958 | Elevator to the Gallows[53] | Louis Malle |
| Shadows[54] | John Cassavetes | |
| 1959 | Plan 9 from Outer Space[55] | Ed Wood |
| Pickpocket | Robert Bresson |
1960-1969
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit[56] | Bob Godfrey |
| Surogat[57] | Dušan Vukotić | |
| 1962 | An Autumn Afternoon[58] | Yasujirō Ozu |
| Eegah[59] | Arch Hall Sr. | |
| 1963 | Winter Light[60] | Ingmar Bergman |
| 1964 | Diamonds of the Night[61] | Jan Němec |
| Fail Safe[62] | Sidney Lumet | |
| The Pink Phink[63] | Friz Freleng | |
| Red Desert[64] | Michelangelo Antonioni | |
| 1966 | Au hasard Balthazar[65] | Robert Bresson |
| 1967 | Mouchette[66] | |
| Wavelength[67][68] | Michael Snow | |
| 1968 | The Fly[69] | Vladimir Jutrisa and Aleksandar Marks |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey[70] | Stanley Kubrick | |
| Surface Tension[71] | Hollis Frampton | |
| 1969 | Bambi Meets Godzilla[72] | Marv Newland |
| Lemon[73] | Hollis Frampton |