The distinction between non-narrative film and "narrative films" can be rather vague and is open for interpretation. Few filmmakers would define their works as non-narrative. The following list contains films which have been described as "non-narrative" by independent sources.
| Title | Year | Country | Director(s) | Cinematographer(s) | Music | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Lakes | 2004 | United States | James Benning | James Benning | ||
| 23rd Psalm Branch | 1967 | United States | Stan Brakhage | [1] | ||
| L'Age d'Or | 1930 | France | Luis Buñuel | Albert Duverger | Luis Buñuel, Georges van Parys | [1] |
| Alice (Neco z Alenky) | 1988 | Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, West Germany | Jan Švankmajer | Svatopluk Malý | [1] | |
| Anima Mundi | 1992 | Italy, United States | Godfrey Reggio | Graham Berry | Philip Glass | |
| Ashes and Snow | 2005 | United States | Gregory Colbert | Gregory Colbert | ||
| Atlantis | 1991 | France, Italy | Luc Besson | Luc Besson | Éric Serra | |
| Baraka | 1992 | United States | Ron Fricke | Ron Fricke | Michael Stearns | [2] |
| Bestiaire | 2012 | Canada, France | Denis Côté | Vincent Biron | ||
| Blue | 1993 | Japan, United Kingdom | Derek Jarman | Simon Fisher-Turner | [3] | |
| Bodysong | 2003 | United Kingdom | Simon Pummell | Jonny Greenwood | ||
| Chronos | 1985 | United States | Ron Fricke | Ron Fricke | Michael Stearns | |
| The Clock | 2010 | United Kingdom | Christian Marclay | [3] | ||
| Decasia | 2002 | United States | Bill Morrison | Michael Gordon | [1] | |
| Delirium | 2013 | Ukraine | Ihor Podolchak | Mykola Yefymenko | Alexander Shchetynsky | |
| Diva Dolorosa | 1999 | Netherlands | Peter Delpeut | Loek Dikker | [1] | |
| Dogora: Ouvrons les yeux | 2004 | France | Patrice Leconte | Jean-Marie Dreujou | Étienne Perruchon | |
| Earth from Above | 2004 | France | Renaud Delourme | Laurent Fleutot, Daniel Marchetti | Armand Amar | |
| Epic Java | 2013 | Indonesia | Febian Nurrahman Saktinegara | Febian Nurrahman Saktinegara | Denny Novandi Ryan | |
| The Falls | 1980 | United Kingdom | Peter Greenaway | Mike Coles, John Rosenberg | Michael Nyman | [3] |
| Field Niggas | 2015 | United States | Khalik Allah | Khalik Allah | [4] | |
| Film Socialisme | 2010 | France, Switzerland | Jean-Luc Godard | Fabrice Aragno, Paul Grivas | [3] | |
| Hitler: A Film from Germany (Hitler, ein Film aus Deutschland) |
1977 | France, United Kingdom, West Germany | Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Dietrich Lohmann | [3] | |
| Koyaanisqatsi | 1982 | United States | Godfrey Reggio | Ron Fricke | Philip Glass | [5][6] |
| The Last of England | 1987 | United Kingdom, West Germany | Derek Jarman | Tim Burke, Richard Heslop, Christopher Hughes, Derek Jarman, Cerith Wyn Evans | Simon Fisher-Turner | [1] |
| Las Meninas | 2008 | Ukraine | Ihor Podolchak | Serhiy Mykhalchuk | Alexander Shchetynsky | |
| Laya Project | 2007 | India | Harold Monfils | Yuk Hoy Cheong, Agung Dewantoro | Yotam Agam, Patrick Sabag | |
| Leviathan | 2012 | France, United Kingdom, United States | Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel | Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel | ||
| Lines | 2016 | Greece | Vassilis Mazomenos | George Papandrikopoulos | Dna | [7] |
| Man with a Movie Camera | 1929 | Soviet Union | Dziga Vertov | Mikhail Kaufman, Gleb Troyanski | ||
| Microcosmos | 1996 | France, Italy, Switzerland | Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou | Thierry Machado | Bruno Coulais | |
| The Mirror | 1975 | Soviet Union | Andrei Tarkovsky | Georgi Rerberg | Eduard Artemyev | [3] |
| Naqoyqatsi | 2002 | United States | Godfrey Reggio | Russell Lee Fine | Philip Glass | [6] |
| Palestrina - Prince of Music | 2009 | Italy | Georg Brintrup | Benny Hasenclever, Paolo Scarfò, Oliver Kochs | Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | |
| A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence | 2011 | Sweden, Norway, France, Germany, Denmark | Roy Andersson | István Borbás, Gergely Pálos | Stock music from various sources, The Battle Hymn of the Republic prominently featured | [8][additional citation(s) needed] |
| Powaqqatsi | 1988 | United States | Godfrey Reggio | Graham Berry, Leonidas Zourdoumis | Philip Glass | [5][6] |
| Ruhr | 2009 | Germany | James Benning | James Benning | ||
| Sacred Site | 1986 | United States | Ron Fricke | Ron Fricke | ||
| Samsara | 2011 | United States | Ron Fricke | Ron Fricke | Marcello de Francisci, Lisa Gerrard, Michael Stearns | [9] |
| Silence Above the Clouds (Ticho nad oblakmi) |
2009 | Slovakia | Pavol Barabáš | Pavol Barabáš | Maok Martin Tesak | |
| Sixty Spanish Cigarettes | 2015 | Spain | Mark John Ostrowski | Mark John Ostrowski | Gabriel Prada | [10] |
| Sophie's Place | 1986 | United States | Larry Jordan | [1] | ||
| Sweetgrass | 2009 | France, United Kingdom, United States | Lucien Castaing-Taylor | Lucien Castaing-Taylor | [11] | |
| El Valley Centro | 2000 | United States | James Benning | James Benning | ||
| Visitors | 2013 | United States | Godfrey Reggio | Graham Berry, Trish Govoni, Tom Lowe | Philip Glass | |
| ¡Vivan las Antipodas! | 2011 | Argentina, Chile, Germany, Netherlands | Victor Kossakovsky | Victor Kossakovsky | Alexander Popov | |
| Walden (Diaries Notes and Sketches) | 1969 | United States | Jonas Mekas | Jonas Mekas | [3] | |
| Winged Migration | 2001 | France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United States | Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats | Various | Bruno Coulais | [12] |
| Zorns Lemma | 1970 | United States | Hollis Frampton | [3] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Atkinson, Michael. "Be Very Afraid: The Best Experimental (Non-Narrative) Features, Part I". Fandor. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ^ McIntosh, Cody (February 2, 2020). "Baraka: 10 Most Visually Stunning Moments In The Film". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Atkinson, Michael. "Be Very Afraid: The Best Experimental (Non-Narrative) Features, Part II". Fandor. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ Scherstuhl, Alan (October 13, 2015). "Lexington One Two Five: Experimental Doc 'Field Niggas' Puts You There All Night". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Fulton, Helen; Huisman, Rosemary; Murphet, Julian; Dunn, Anne (2006). Narrative and Media. Cambridge University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0521617420.
Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi (1983) and Powaqqatsi (1988) are non-narrative films, [...]
- ^ a b c Hexel, Vasco (2018). The Film and Media Creators' Guide to Music. Routledge. ISBN 978-1138055728.
Geoffrey Reggio's groundbreaking series of non-narrative montage films Koyaanisqatsi (1982), Powaqqatsi (1988), and Naqoyqatsi (2002) is accompanied by minimalist music by composer Philip Glass.
- ^ Castiel, Elie (December 31, 2017). "S.O.S. Grèce" (in French). Séquences. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ Hanke, Bob (2019). "Roy Andersson's Living Trilogy and Jean-Luc Nancy's Evidence of Cinema". Film-Philosophy. Edinburgh University Press. 23 (1): 72–92. doi:10.3366/film.2019.0099.
- ^ Keefe, Brad (March 17, 2020). "Movies to stream from home amid growing coronavirus shutdowns". Columbus Alive. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ O'Falt, Chris (May 24, 2018). "From Lynch to Kiarostami to Ozu: See Where Your Favorite Directors Fall on Paul Schrader's Chart of Non-Narrative Cinema". IndieWire. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ O'Hehir, Andrew (January 5, 2010). ""Sweetgrass": Spectacular elegy for a dying West". Salon. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ VanDerWerff, Emily (April 19, 2015). "How March of the Penguins ruined the nature documentary". Vox. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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