A Beginner's Guide to Art House Cinema

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Barbie is definitely one of these

Maybe some of the most early works of these directors (that i don't remember mentioned in this TERRIFFIC video) can be also reffered as Art House:
Jean Cocteau
Jean-Pierre Melville
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
John Cassavetes
Jan Švankmajer
Alfred Hitchcock
Roman Polanski
The Coen Brothers
Roger Corman

What do you think?

Liked it a lot but wish you had mentioned German expressionism

where can we watch most of these?

I know we are all supposed to love Akira Kurosawa, but I've tried and tried to watch these films but could not get into them or enjoy them.

Berlin bride is my favorite art house movie :)

If you weren't around for the late 80s/early 90s, you would never believe how China completely dominated art house cinema!!! Raise The Red Lantern; To Live; Red Firecracker Green Firecracker; Farewell My Concubine are just off the top of my head. Boy I really miss 80s/90s Chinese World Cinema. What happened?

Arthouse or indie films are generally hit or miss fare. While I do like quite a few (e.g. GARAGE, FUNNY GAMES, ANOMALISA, STRAIGHT STORY, CENSOR, PAPRIKA- Satoshi Kon), many of them can be just insufferable such as MIDSOMMAR or SUSPIRIA, the original and remake.

Tarkovsky is the legend of art house cinema

For the audience : if you get into art house films and want to understand and enjoy cinema better, it is very important to look into places that are not always as celebrated. The ones in this video are indeed a great start to open your mind and getting over subtitles for American audiences; but the next step will get you further : look into cinema outside of the "usual suspects" of western culture and East-Asia. Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami has made gems after gems, "Close-Up" being one of my all-time favourites. Senegalese director Djibril Diop Mambéty is a wonderful introduction to African cinema, as is his niece Mati Diop and her more modern features. Speaking of which, no woman was mentioned in this video, but there are plenty who have created very influential pieces, even if they are often only acclaimed in retrospect and get less exposure. Chantal Akerman made it to the top of the last Sight and Sound's "greatest films of all times" list with her very long and somewhat inaccessible "Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles". For more accessible, Jane Campion or Céline Sciamma have both directed films acclaimed by the critics but also enjoyed by an increasingly larger audience.
Finally, animation is a medium often overlooked because of its association with family-friendly stories in the US, but it also holds some very unique art-house masterpieces. "The Tale of the Fox", by Ladislav and Irene Starewicz or "Fantastic Planet" by René Laloux are both older influential films, while "The Wolf House" by Cristobal Leon, "The Final Exit of the Disciples of Ascensia" by Jonni Phillips or "It's Such a Beautiful Day" by Don Hertzfeld are three modern works of art that challenge usual understandings of animation while still being entertaining and emotional. The world is vast and so is cinema !

Are there any directors like ingmar bergman?

A very clear and concise video, good job. I am not a very big fan of Tarkovsky though

Great selections! On par with the best film school recommendations . 1 more mention, Ousmane Sembene’s “Black Girl!” Arguably, the first internationally recognized film made in Africa and an Arthouse classic!

This voice sounds like the one in academy of ideas?

No mention of my fav Yorgos Lanthimos 😢

Could you also mention where are these movies available?

No. 1 tip. Just start watching.

I would argue that Kubrick is actually an excellent director to start with if you're interested in art house movies. He has a pretty wide range of themes and styles to explore in his catalog.

I would also mention directors such as Bela tarr, Roy Andersson and Yorgos Lanthimos. They all have very definitive style in directing and all have shaped my personal view on cinema. Gaspar Noe as well is worth mentioning since he has been widely recognised with his recent films.

Excellent selection of directors and films. Personally, I would add
De Sica (The Bicycle Thieves, Umberto D)
Almodovar (All About My Mother, Bad Education)
Mike Leigh (Life Is Sweet, Secrets and Lies)

Very well chosen examples, I think.

If you enjoy arthouse films, Passion River Films has a great selection of different arthouse films to check out.

I'd also add Jacques Demy to this list. If you're someone into musicals, especially classic Hollywood technicolor ones, Demy's movies would appeal to you a lot

What do you think of Terrence Mallick films?

Watch the phantom of the paradise. I consider it an Art house film.

HOLY MOUNTAIN

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Agnès Varda is one that i think is very important to watch films of. Cleo and la pointe-courte are especially important and after that probably Vagabond or the creatures after those.

u shouldn't watch it if u still a beginner:

-a space odyssey
-the holy mountain
-the long day closes
-most of sergei parajanov
-most of tarkovsky

Just watched my first art house movie last night. I can confidently say The Seventh Seal was a masterpiece, it really had an impact on me

As someone brand new to this kind of movie, I love the suggestions and would recommend Terry Gilliam’s Brazil. That’s the one that got me interested in more “arty” movies, I don’t know if you’d call it an art house movie though.

recommending Andrzej Żuławski

Love this. Got into art house film from reading Letterboxd lists, etc. I actually started with some of Bergman’s works, moving to Russian directors like Tarkovsky. Have recently started in on the French New Wave directors and will be moving to Kurosawa works soon enough. The Criterion Channel and Letterboxd are in my opinion the two greatest resources for people wanting to start the journey of getting more out of cinema than mainstream actions or dramas.
Wong Kar Wai and Tarkovsky are two of my favorite directors of all time now and have enjoyed everyone of their films.

Great video, if you have a Letterboxd, I’d love to give a follow!

Love this. Got into art house film from reading Letterboxd lists, etc. I actually started with some of Bergman’s works, moving to Russian directors like Tarkovsky. Have recently started in on the French New Wave directors and will be moving to Kurosawa works soon enough. The Criterion Channel and Letterboxd are in my opinion the two greatest resources for people wanting to start the journey of getting more out of cinema than mainstream actions or dramas.
Wong Kar Wai and Tarkovsky are two of my favorite directors of all time now and have enjoyed everyone of their films.

Great video, if you have a Letterboxd, I’d love to give a follow

Is wes anderson art house ?

I’d also recommend that the individual get a Criterion subscription and just go ham. That’s what I’m doing right now

i miss that they be very few art-house theatre now , even when i was 15 there at least two down one street where i had lived , hardly to bee seen now

i love artfilms but i dont like romantic-art house films or whose story is not heavy and dense enough

thank you

What are some modern art house films people would like to recommend? 2000 to 2020?

Would Mikhail Kalatozov be considered one? Take his film Yo Soy Cuba for example

Thank you for including Kieslowski's 3 Colours Trilogy. I have seen almost everything on your list and Rouge from the trilogy remains to be my favorite work.

I already watched or at least heard about all the movies mentioned in this video...
But it's an interesting video anyways!

so by arthouse do you mean good ass film?

Satyajit Ray???