We love a great movie – Marcio Kogan does too. His prime 50 movies of all time can be found to peruse under, exploring the ever-evolving relationship between structure and movie.
The architect and founding father of Studio mk27 was a Visitor Editor in our October 2024 problem (out now) and has had an extended and significant relationship with cinema – an artwork type which has influenced him deeply and resonates in his structure too. Tapping into his data and fervour for the shifting picture, we requested him for his tips about what to look at. Listed here are his all-time favourites (in no explicit order).
Marcio Kogan’s prime 50 movies of all time
Playtime, Jacques Tati (1967)
(Picture credit score: Picture from Playtime: courtesy of Everett Assortment)
Maybe Kogan’s favorite movie, Playtime, pokes enjoyable on the French modernist architects that formed a lot of the constructed surroundings within the twentieth century. For the 1967 launch, Tati constructed a modernist structure Parisienne quarter as a film set and shot it on 70mm movie inventory at nice expense.
Mon Oncle, Jacques Tati (1958)
The French director’s movies are amongst Kogan’s favourites, although he disagrees strongly with Tati’s view that ‘geometrical strains don’t produce likeable folks’, the modernist Villa Arpel in Mon Oncle evoking fond recollections of the home his father constructed for the household in São Paulo.
Le Parapluie de Cherbourg, Jacques Demi (1964)
This romantic drama of two French lovers in Cherbourg involves the background of music by Michel Legrand; whereas all dialogues are sung via like in an opera or musical.
The Silence, Ingmar Bergman (1963)
(Picture credit score: Picture from The Silence: © AB Svensk Filmindustri (1963) / Nonetheless photographer: Rolf Holmqvist)
‘Within the case of Bergman, it was my life at that second,’ says the architect of his discovery of the Swedish director’s work and his speedy identification with one of many movie’s fundamental characters. ‘After I noticed his film, I belonged as soon as once more to humanity in that, for me, it offers me a way of artwork, that is what I can see, that there’s poetry. That is what attracts me to his movies,’ says Kogan.
Persona, Ingmar Bergman (1966)
Bergman’s well-known psychological drama focuses on the connection of a nurse and her persistence, growing via themes of madness and identification. Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann star.
8 ½, Federico Fellini (1963)
Marcello Mastroianni portraying a movie director with a artistic block, as he struggles to supply an epic is a movie historical past e-book staple.
E la nave va, Federico Fellini (1983)
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The movie, certainly one of Fellini’s classics, follows the occasions aboard a luxurious ocean liner, as folks journey, having gathered to mourn a standard good friend.
Amarcord, Federico Fellini (1973)
The story of a boy rising up in a small village in Nineteen Thirties fascist Italy is semi-autobiographical of Fellini’s life.
Blade Runner, Ridley Scott (1982)
A dystopian LA, artificial people, plenty of moody neon, and a few Frank Lloyd Wright structure come collectively on this unmissable twentieth century icon.
Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain, Pierre Jeunet (2001)
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This romantic comedy modified our view of Paris, seen via the eyes of lovable fundamental character, Amelie.
Rear Window, Alfred Hitchcock (1954)
Hitchcock’s mystery-thrilled is taken into account by many as one of many director’s finest, exploring an incident witnessed via an open window throughout a warmth wave.
Wings of Need, Wim Wenders (1987)
This romantic fantasy tells the story of an angel who falls in love with a trapeze artist in Berlin – and ultimately turns into human.
Un homme et une femme, Claude Lelouch (1966)
A romantic comedy drama explores the lives and relationship of two widowed spouses who meet after which bond over their recollections of their deceased different halves.
The Grand Budapest Resort, Wes Anderson (2014)
The film that solidified Wes Anderson’s picture and directorial work, The Grand Budapest Resort is a visible feast, wrote, directed and co-produced by its creator.
Dying in Venice, Luchino Visconti (1971)
Filmed in lovely Venice, the film discusses artwork, magnificence and love, via the lens of a composer’s fascination with younger Tadzio.
Manhattan, Woody Allen (1979)
Allen stars as a comedy author who navigates varied relationships and ultimately falls in love along with his finest good friend’s mistress.
Ladies on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Pedro Almodovar (1988)
(Picture credit score: El Deseo D.A. S.L.U., images by Macusa Cores)
This black comedy bears all of the hallmarks of an Almodovar traditional, together with a forged of fantastic actors and actresses, eccentric characters and sophisticated relationships.
The Discreet Attraction of the Bourgeoisie, Luis Buñuel (1972)
A famously surrealist movie, The Discreet Attraction of the Bourgeoisie blends totally different scenes with out a lot logic – however leads to an all time traditional.
Trendy Instances, Charles Chaplin (1936)
Produced, written and directed by Charlie Chaplin, Trendy Instances unfolds in a up to date, on the time, manufacturing unit – finally discussing humanity and the alienation of contemporary life.
A Pigeon Sat on a Department Reflecting on Existence, Roy Andersson (2014)
(Picture credit score: Per Bergqvist and Solveig Andersson in A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE, a Magnolia Footage launch. Photograph courtesy of Magnolia Footage)
The ultimate a part of trilogy (which included Songs from the Second Ground, 2000, and You, the Residing, 2007), this can be a comedy-drama that unfolds as a sequence of superbly curated tableau.
La Dolce Vita, Federico Fellini (1960)
This satirical comedy by Fellini gave us the well-known scene of Anita Ekberg within the Fontana di Trevi.
Cléo from 5 to 7, Agnès Varda (1962)
A part of the French New Wave of the Sixties, this movie follows a younger singer as she awaits the outcomes of a biopsy.
Coronary heart of a Canine, Laurie Anderson (2015)
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Coronary heart of Canine ponders of life, demise and existence, usually via the eyes of Anderson’s late beloved pet Lolabelle.
Empire, Andy Warhol (1964)
This well-known black-and-white silent movie is an artwork piece, exhibiting eight hours and 5 minutes of footage of the identical view of New York Metropolis’s Empire State Constructing; which is becoming, because it’s directed by one of many twentieth century’s most recognisable creatives.
Chelsea Ladies, Andy Warhol (1966)
In the meantime, one other Warhol film creation, Chelsea Ladies, delivered to life along with Paul Morrissey, focuses on the lives of a number of ladies in a Chelsea lodge in London.
Le Mépris, Jean-Luc Godard (1963)
(Picture credit score: Picture from Le Mépris: 1963 StudioCanal / Compagnia Cinematografica Champion SPA)
Based mostly on Alberto Moravia’s 1954 novel II Disprezzo (A Ghost at Midday), Jean-Luc Godard’s 1963 film, starring Jack Palance and Brigitte Bardot, is ready towards a outstanding Italian backdrop. A tragic story of the lack of love, the movie was made largely within the Capri landmark, Casa Malaparte.
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, Chantal Akerman
Director Chantal Akerman filmed this film over the course of 5 weeks in Brussels, providing viewers a peek into three days within the lifetime of a not too long ago widowed housewife.
A Clockwork Orange, Stanley Kubrick (1971)
A Clockwork Orange is predicated on the namesake novel by Anthony Burgess, and gives a deep dive into social problems with a dystopian future Britain; violent and infrequently disturbing, it actually created waves upon launch.
2001: An area Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick (1968)
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One of many science fiction world’s all time classics, this Kubrik epic discusses life and existence and follows a gaggle of astronauts’ journey to discover a monolith.
Pixote, a Lei do Mais Fraco, Héctor Babenco (1980)
A touching, coming-of-age story from Brazil, this movie follows the 11-year-old Pixote.
Lady of the Dunes, Hiroshi Teshigahara (1964)
Important acclaim and a few Academy Award nominations place this avant-garde Japanese New Wave film firmly into the ‘movie classics’ class.
Diary, David Perlov (1973-1983)
This epic movie diary, an experimental Isreali manufacturing, was certainly shot over a ten yr interval.
The Zone of Curiosity, Jonathan Glazer (2024)
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Auschwitz commander Rudolf Höss and his spouse attempt to create the proper life subsequent to the German camp.
That Obscure Object of Need, Luis Buñuel (1977)
Buñuel’s final movie, this piece depicts the passionate and violent relationship between a center aged Frenchman and a younger flamenco dancer.
Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola (1979)
A powerfully filmed struggle epic specializing in Vietnam, is revered for its antiwar sentiments.
La Jetée, Chris Marker (1962)
That is an experimental, science fiction movie created nearly solely of nonetheless photographs.
Excellent Days, Wim Wenders (2023)
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Co-written by Takuma Takasaki, the film follows a bathroom cleaner, and unfolds between Germany and Japan.
The Shinning, Stanley Kubrick (1980)
Structure performs a pivotal position on this phycological horror film that takes place in an empty lodge.
Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino (1994)
Having outlined the Nineteen Nineties, this Tarantino film was thought-about an enormous success – as a lot for its impeccable performances, as for its musical rating and soundtrack.
Magnolia, Paul Thomas Anderson (1999)
A big forged weave interrelated tales of each day life and happiness within the San Fernando Valley.
Melancholia, Lars von Trier (2011)
(Picture credit score: Kirsten Dunst in MELANCHOLIA, a Magnolia Footage launch. Photograph courtesy of Magnolia Footage. Photograph © Christian Geisnaes.)
A part of Trier’s The Melancholy trilogy (additionally consisting of Antichrist and Nymphomaniac), this can be a film about disappointment and the existential realisation of demise.
Blow-Up, Michelangelo Antonioni (1966)
London’s mod subculture via the lens of a thriller thriller – crafting the well-known scene the place photographer Thomas shoots mannequin Veruschka in his studio.
Limite, Mário Peixoto (1931)
An early Brazilian silent movie and phycological drama, Limite was created within the Nineteen Thirties – and is taken into account by many the primary function size experimental film.
All about my mom, Pedro Almodovar (1999)
(Picture credit score: El Deseo D.A. S.L.U., images by Teresa Isasi )
Single mom Manuela works as a nurse – when her son is killed, she begins a journey that enables the film to debate themes of AIDS, gender identification, homosexuality and extra.
Annie Corridor, Woody Allen (1977)
Annie Corridor options Allen’s signature satirical fashion and received 4 Academy Awards, making it certainly one of his most acclaimed comedies.
Paris, Texas, Wim Wenders (1984)
Highly effective themes and impeccable cinematography make this indie traditional a real timeless piece of film historical past.
It Should be Heaven, Elia Suleiman (2019)
(Picture credit score: Rectangle productions, Nazira movies, Pallas movie, Possibles Media, Zeyno movie)
This film’s hero escapes Palestine to discover a new dwelling, solely to find that wherever he goes, one thing reminds his of his former homeland.
Ascenseur pour L’échafaud, Luis Malle (1958)
Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet star as two plotting lovers whose plans begin to unravel as they get caught in an elevator.
Wild Strawberries, Ingmar Bergman (1957)
Bergman’s philosophical themes on human existence play a key position on this film, examined as hero Physician Borg embarks on an extended automotive journey in Sweden.
Roma, Federico Fellini (1972)
A semi-autobiographical piece, that is an homage to Fellini’s youth and the Everlasting Metropolis.
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