A Beginner's Guide to Art House Cinema

This video kickstarted my journey into film history back in Covid times. I chose to watch Rashomon as my first ever arthouse movie right after this video. Now, I'm over 1500 movies in and have a love for silent cinema. Thank you again.

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Good i have seen some of these already

I don't know if it's just me but Bergman has some really great funny moments, especially in the seventh seal. I think the idea of his work is more daunting than his work itself

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Great selection. I've got MOST of these currently, but have not yet seen them all. Others that I have seen and own that could be mentioned are: Tarsem - The Fall, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's The City of Lost Children, Delicatessan, Amelie, and A Very Long Engagement, and Wong Kar Wai's In the Mood for Love, and 2046.

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Do you have any arthouse animated features to recommend?

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Vittorio De Sica's The Bicycle Thief and Roberto Rossellini's Rome, Open City are absolute musts for any serious film buff - together, they introduced the world to Neo-Realism and a great many techniques still influencing modern filmmakers - including the earlier French New Wave movement of Goddard and Truffaut.

Another Kurosawa film for first-timers might be The Throne Of Blood - a stunning samurai version of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Bergman's Wild Strawberries is easily accessible and relates a telling, very humanistic story of an elderly professor reflecting on his long life.

For Fellini - Juliet Of The Spirits and Amarcord are both very viewer friendly and playful.

For Lars Von Trier, I'd go with Breaking The Waves - a shattering, emotionally charged film if there ever was one.

As a first-timer to Herzog, I'd recommend Fritzcarraldo - incredible filmmaking about a man who moves a monstrous ship up over a mountain in the Amazon.

Michelangelo Antonioni's L'avventura is a worthy entry into post-war Italian film making, dealing with the life's enigmatic nature and humankind's sense of meaningfulness.

Bernardo Bertolucci's The Conformist is arguably one of the best directed films of all time - jaw-dropping shots and cinematography throughout, delivering a commentary on fascism and the corruptibility of the human soul.

Jean Cocteau's version of Beauty And The Beast is justifiably an art house favorite - truly magical in its telling of the tale.

The Wages Of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot is one of the finest edge-of-your-seat thrillers ever made – men in trucks transporting nitroglycerine over unpaved South American roads.

Overlooked - The works of English-speakiing masters including David Lean (Oliver Twist, Brief Encounter, Lawrence Of Arabia), Pressbuger and Powell (Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes), with even Hitchcock (Vertigo) and John Ford (Stagecoach, The Searchers, My Darling Clementine) bordering on what is euphemistically known as "art house films."

Also not cited - the tremendously rich history of Mexico's Golden Age of Cinema, with such titles as Enamorada, Macario, and Viento Negro - directed by any number of talented Mexican directors.

Likewise - Japan has a great many directors of masterful films other then Kurosawa and Ozu, including Kon Ichikawa (Burmese Harp, Fires On The Plain) and Kenji Mizoguchi (Ugetsu , Sansho the Bailiff). Other titles include Onibaba (a lusty ghost story), Woman In The Dunes (an existential entrapment), The Face Of Another, and Harakiri (a hair-raising revenge drama).

Oh, so many movies, so little time!

Enjoy!

I think a good start to Kurosawa is Ikiru may not be that known as seven samurai but its very similar to American ideals so its nice and easy to understand philosophical

Love this stuff, good list, thanks.

criminally low mention of south asian parallel filmmakers, satyajit ray, ritwik ghatak and mrinal sen, including others, deserved more mention in the vid

I like to keep it simple and recommend Criterion Channel or Mubi or even find AMCs Artisan Titles if lucky enough to have a showing. Im Still Here & Bring Them Down were excellent double features.

Great video, but why no Abbas Kiarostami?

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Michael Haneke, Gasper Noé, Sion Sono, Harmony Korine, Charlie Kaufman, Yorgos Lanthimos

I will recommend Satyajit Ray -Apu Trilogy, Mahanagar, Devi, Jalsaghar, Kapurush, Paraspathar, Satranj ki Khiladi, Ashani Sanket, Sadgati etc. All are gems and can be comparable with other great flims .You will not be disappointed .

I’m kinda a student of ingmar Bergman
I am 22 years, an up and coming filmmaker who is taking ingmar’s films as my film school because I’ve never been to any film school and I’m fully immersed in his philosophy
Big love to my mentor

What differs an arthouse movie from a Hollywood blockbuster? I find it a really refreshing viewpoint about movie appreciation, what do you think about that?

I was 50 this year, and only today have I found the name of the types of films I've been enjoying since my 20's. It means now, I have the keywords for research on more films to watch, alongside resource content like of course. Very much appreciated! 🙏

Terrence Malik?

The Apu trilogy by Satyajit Ray is a masterpiece.

For me the best entry to arthouse would be Kubrick’s 2001 A Space Odyssey, Kurosawa’s Ran, Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander — all are accessible while giving shape to the art house aesthetic. Further ventures could include French New Wave, Fellini and the rest of Kurosawa.

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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!

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.