10 visually dominant films (for now....)

List creator: marcelmarsyas Created on: July 16, 2004 - 11:13 AM PDT Description: these are some favorite films in which dialogue is not so important, soundtrack counts! excludes the silent era...

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	movie title	related list	average rating	MPAA rating	watch	rent	buy
	The Bicycle Thief (1948)			Not Rated
perhaps the most poignant film - heartbreaking in its simplicity. the rainstorm sequence couldn't be choreographed more beautifully.
	Nights of Cabiria (Criterion Collection) (1957)			Not Rated
Giullietta Masina is so amazingly expressive in this story that she can say it all with her body language alone. but there's so much more.
	The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)			Not Rated
you'll also want to taste it and want to reach out and touch it...
	The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
an extremely quiet and slow moving tale of life in the Italian countryside.
	Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
well cast hipsters with not a lot to say to eachother - sweetheart love interest takes them from chilly Cleveland to sunny Florida on the road.
	Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
so much can be said with a face and a gun...
	The Killing (Criterion) (1956)			Not Rated
early Kubrick. actually a great dialogue, but the cinematography is so excellent and the fact that it's a heist film make it somewhat unnecessary.
	Dead Man (1995)
spooked and spooky characters placed in the early American West. Great Neil Young score.
	Stray Dog (Criterion Collection) (1949)
OK - I haven't seen this quite yet - but if it's anything like Kurosawa's other Noir classic High and Low. Then I know it'll be visually stunning.
	Tokyo Drifter (Criterion Collection) (1966)
wacky Japanese gangsters - ultra cool camerawork .