Looking for films with heavy visualy designed aesthetic.

[Mark C. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark C.]

I'm looking to show films to students of visual design, something with a heavy emphasis on set design to crazy aesthetics in montage and graphics.
So far I have:
The Holy Mountain (1973)
Last Year at Marienbad
Viva la Muerte (1971)
Mr. Freedom (1969)
La Chinoise (1967)

Any more examples of such films I can activate young minds to the potential of visuals in narrative films?

[Darcy Parker Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Darcy Parker]

Suspiria
Hausu

[The Silly Swede Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close The Silly Swede]

Manhunter.

And if you consider actual buildings as sets: The Belly of an Architect.

[Alex K. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Alex K.]

Beyond the Black Rainbow/Mandy

I'd say Alien 3 is up there. Also both Bladerunners.

[Mark C. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark C.]

Thanks guys all those are definitely worthwhile and exactly what I was looking for, I have seen all of them, it's just hard to think of them sometimes which is why I needed a kick in the brain to remember them.

[Mark C. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark C.]

Manhunter.

And if you consider actual buildings as sets: The Belly of an Architect.

Pillow Book is also a good one with the text overlays, which is one aspect I want to explore.

[Newt Cox Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Newt Cox]

Dr Caligari

[Scott Intellectual Carrot Find all posts View Profile Close Scott]

A Field In England

[Scott Intellectual Carrot Find all posts View Profile Close Scott]

Phase IV

Solaris

City of Lost Children

[Paul L Scholar of Sleaze Find all posts View Profile Close Paul L]

Anything by Peter Greenaway or Derek Jarman.

JUBILEE, CARAVAGGIO, SEBASTIANE?

METROPOLIS would be an obvious choice.

I'd add ROBOCOP and TOTAL RECALL too.

DELICATESSEN.

Gary Nelson's THE BLACK HOLE.

BABA YAGA

2001

Dreyer's VAMPYR

Paul Schrader's MISHIMA - partic the passages adapted from Mishima's works

DOGVILLE, EUROPA from Von Trier

Soderbergh's KAFKA

Woody Allen's SHADOWS AND FOG

STAGECOACH and CITIZEN KANE (sets with ceilings)

Any number of classic films noir or neo-noir pictures - eg, THE UNDERNEATH, TOUCH OF EVIL

[Dom D Spoon! Find all posts View Profile Close Dom D]

Kurbick and Greenaway are the two I'd be looking to.

[George Barry Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close George Barry]

Fall Of The House Of Usher (1928) Watson and Webber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArVlY_RIf_k Short, complete film

Fall Of The House Of Usher (1928) Epstein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvgvpbHGl-k Feature, complete film

There are several uploads of both films online with different soundtracks and varying quality. You might find another copy of either film that you like more.

(also) L'inhumaine (1924) L'Herbier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sDgeXLfUuI trailer
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015014/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_8 Online at kanopy, join free through a local Library.

[Headless Body Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Headless Body]

Eraserhead seems like an obvious choice, especially relevant to students because it accomplishes so much with so little money.

[Alex K. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Alex K.]

2006's The Fall would be another one.

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

Brain Damage