A Beginner's Guide to Art House Cinema

This video serves as a beginner's guide to the world of art house cinema. I cover filmmakers like Akira Kurosawa, Jean-Luc Godard, and Ingmar Bergman.

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[Ash-hxjz]

It's so annoying hearing people say they won't watch of movie because they'll have to read subtitles

[turcois]

"A Beginner's Guide, " but you give me several dozen movies and several dozen directors for when those are through, enough to give me months or possibly years of watching. I love it.

[KllerTunes]

I think Kubrick and Lynch are probably the ultra-accessible end of the spectrum when it comes to art-house. I think Kubrick's films border "mainstream" as a result of this, not simply because he is a mainstream director.

[TeaDrinker]

Completely to the point, thoroughly researched, well paced and edited, no annoying intro and outro, and you include the titles of the films in the corner of the screen. 10/10.

[BobfishAlmighty]

_Seven Samurai_ may well be over three hours long, but it sure doesn't feel like it. That film just flies by when you're watching it

[andrewguerra]

Arthouse films need to make a serious comeback!
I am sick and tired of all the Marvel Avengers Rollercoaster flicks and I am definitely fed up to the brim with the already exhausted Fast and Furious popcorn flicks! Enough is enough! We need more arthouse films...NOW!!!

[FilmJournal]

So often the conversations around these movies can be daunting or seem condescending to the casual film fan way to work to make it accessible without a hint of pretension

[Rehan-wbok]

some of my suggestions:

- Ray's in his Apu trilogy's
- Ozu's in his Noriko trilogy's
and also, one of the greatest film in contemporary cinema, Yang's A Brighter Summer Day.

[alec]

I think alternating between Godard and Bergman is the best way to get into art house cinema. The greatest challenge for newbies is to find fulfillment from watching experimental and generally absurdist films. The reason why I tell people to alternate between Godard and Bergman is because though both are experimental, their approaches are polarized. Godard’s films generally have plots that are simple but his editing and cinematography is bizarre especially for unfamiliar eyes. On the other hand, Bergman’s films generally have simple yet beautiful cinematography, but the themes he projects are far from straightforward and are always open for your interpretation. I think alternating between the two will help you ease into this brand of cinema.

[lugallagher]

Two other really great directors are Jean Cocteau (especially his films Orphée and The Blood of the Poet) and Jean Vigo who died very young and so only got to make one feature film and three short films, but was still incredibly influential French art cinema and the French New Wave, especially Truffaut

[ParzivalTheThird]

Béla Tarr’s Werckmeister Harmonies is a must.

[coltoncampbell]

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!

[ritagreenwood]

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! 🙏

[gabrielesegapeli]

Thank you: there are very few American youtubers who know about cinema and also talk about non-American films.

[bjerkely]

For a modern and very personal example of Arthouse films check out the Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, whose movies won several Cannes awards including the palm d'or in recent years.

[MiguelAngel-epvt]

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.

[truthfilter]

i just love art house movies here are a few of my favourites
- Beyond the the black rainbow
- under the skin
- Dead man
- Eraserhead
- Mulholland Drive
- Moon
and many more

[daniellakaran]

I started to explore art films around 16 years old but plan to watch them when I'm older.

[toleen]

Tarkovsky is the legend of art house cinema