Have you ever had a feeling of déjà vu when stumbling into an art photograph? If yes, you know and perhaps enjoy cinematic photography. This genre of art photography is inspired by cinema, the aesthetics or atmospheres from movies, giving you vibes from LA noir, moody Asian drama to Wes Anderson comedy. A cinematic photograph looks like a frame from a film you think you know, but usually, it embodies the very idea we have of cinema, a kind of refined, glamourous or mysterious mise-en-scène.
To change things a little bit, I’ve decided to match each entry of this selection of gorgeous pictures with a film recommendation. They are movies I enjoyed and which aesthetics are similar to the atmospheres of the photos I’ve chosen. It could be the occasion to discover some good flicks, to give them a second chance or even, to watch them again, just for the pleasure…
Movie recommendation: Under the Silver Lake by David Robert Mitchell
Movie recommendation: Brooklyn by John Crowley
Movie recommendation: A Bigger Splash by Luca Guadagnino
Movie recommendation: Assassination Nation by Sam Levinson
Movie recommendation: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Tim Burton
Movie recommendation: True Romance by Tony Scott
Movie recommendation: Burning by Lee Chang-dong
Movie recommendation: Us by Jordan Peele
Movie recommendation: Knives and Skin by Jennifer Reeder
Movie recommendation: The House That Jack Built by Lars Von Trier
Movie recommendation: The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson
Movie recommendation: Mandy by Panos Cosmatos
Movie recommendation: The Virgin Suicides by Sofia Coppola
Movie recommendation: Inherent Vice by Paul Thomas Anderson
Movie recommendation: Bad Times at the El Royale by Drew Goddard
Do you have suggestions of photographers and films? Let me know in the comments!
Jen Ripper Gori 