When the weekend, the holiday and the holidays come to mind what to do to enjoy the time of rest.
A series catalog to catch up on episodes – movies from comedy, musicals, drama, action, horror and thriller – are already on the list of programs of streaming (Netflix, Telecine Play, Globo Play, Amazon Prime etc.) and even in movie theaters.
In the list of options, there are also cult films, which are cinematographic works that deviate from the standard of most of commercial cinema, which is not to say that they are not also made to be marketed.
Its scripts are considered intelligent, with a narrative that escapes the linearity and understanding of large part of society, presenting a differentiated audiovisual language and characters well drawn.
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Not that the other films do not follow the criteria, but in the case in question, the films address non-standard themes and tend to have card-carrying filmmakers as followers. Some directors also have a registered stamp, for a precise aesthetic.
See the list of 20 best cult movies!
1 Citizen Kane (1941)
citizen Kane, by Orson Welles, escapes the linearity of standard cinema. With a critique of the domain of knowledge, the sensationalist press is presented on the screen as it dominates society through narratives built with power strategies.
Welles inaugurated the roof in cinema, exploring several cinematographic resources, and the film remains current.
2 Singing in the Rain (1952)
Singing in the Rain, by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, became one of the best-known films in cinema history.
The plot takes place in 1927, at the height of the silent film in Hollywood and the biggest stars of the period. But, the talking film is released at the beginning of sound cinema and it's a hit right from the start.
3 Kill or Die (1952)
Kill or die, by Fred Zinnemann, is considered one of the greatest titles of the western and highlights one of the genre's greatest heroes, delegate Will Kane.
Interestingly, the work raises reflexive questions, such as that the hero's presence is necessary when human beings cannot unite for a cause.
4 harassed (1960)
harassed, by Jean-Luc Godard, first film of the movement Nouvelle Vague, presents the director's free mind. With no scripts, no pre-set times, the film followed according to inspiration.
So that's how the story of gangster Michel Poiccard, boyfriend of an American journalist, reached the seventh art, breaking the classic montage and cinema of the old ties.
5 Psychosis (1960)
Psychosis, by Alfred Hitchcock, although it does not explicitly show scenes of violence, it had a strong psychological impact in the period.
The film is considered a cinema classic, with a well-crafted sequence under the shower. Lasting just under a minute, there are 45 seconds with over 70 takes, quick cuts and a montage that causes total suspense for the average viewer.
6 Eight and a half (1963)
Eight and a half, by Federico Fellini, is one of the cinematographic classics. The director's autobiography has, even in the title, the mention of the 8 directions and a co-direction that it had at the time.
With resources of metalanguage, the film talks about the difficulty of an artist due to the absence of creativity.
7 God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun (1964)
God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun, by Glauber Rocha, is a Brazilian movie taken as a milestone in the period of New Cinema.
The cinematographic work portrays two models of social contestation about the negligence of authorities and about the poor living conditions of the sertanejos, messianism and cangaço, represented by God and the Devil.
8 Clockwork Orange (1971)
clockwork orange (1971), by Stanley Kubrick, was nominated for awards, but never won.
The film was successful because it appealed to viewers, through its thematic combination of stylization, violence, sociopathy and the classic music.
After him, other works parodied him, such as Mechanical Banana (1974), in the period of pornochanchada.
9 E.T. – The extraterrestrial (1982)
E.T. – The Extraterrestrial, by Steven Spielberg, was initially conceived to be a horror film and later became a cinema classic, being considered one of the best in science fiction.
The work earned Spielberg great awards, as well as being a boost to the director's career.
The story enchants those who watch it because of the affectionate relationship between the children and an alien. The discovery of E.T., the extraterrestrial, instead of causing fear in the little ones, stimulates curiosity and compassion for the species, which become friends.
10 Pi (1998)
pi is director Darren Aronofsky's first feature.
The film's plot presents the story of a character inspired by the brothers David and Gregory Chudnovsky, the great builders of the computer, during the 1990s, when aiming to calculate the value of Pi (3,14…) through the greatest possible precision of digits.
However, the work goes beyond the numbers, exploring the mind of the genius, who starts to be sought after by corporations that seek profit through discovery.
11 Amélie Poulain's Fabulous Fate (2002)
The fabulous destination of Amélie Poulain (2002), by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, received five Oscar nominations, many international awards and was also nominated for a Golden Globe, this because of the aesthetic that put the work in the spotlight.
The plot tells the story of Amélie, a dreamy girl who leaves her father's house and goes to live in the Montmartre neighborhood in Paris, where she starts working as a waitress.
The work talks about the dreams we have throughout life, self-love, friendship and kindness.
12 The separation (2011)
The break up, by Asghar Farhadi, is a class on Iranian culture presented through the conflict of two families with different perspectives on life, who intersect because of the separation of one of the couples.
The work won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 2012.
13 The Grand Hotel Budapest (2013)
The Grand Hotel Budapest, by Wes Anderson, is a film inspired by the writings of the Austrian poet and playwright Stefan Zweig.
The plot is wrapped in the narrative of an old writer who decides to tell his experience inside the Grande Hotel Budapest, when he met the owner and how he became the owner of the environment. So there is a story within another, a metalanguage.
14 The Sound Around (2013)
The sound around (2013), by Pernambuco director Kleber Mendonça Filho, was praised by many critics and important journalistic vehicles, such as the newspaper The New York Times.
Director of Aquarius (2016) and Nighthawk (2019), the Pernambuco native won numerous national and international awards for his work. Furthermore, according to the Brazilian Association of Film Critics (Abraccine), the feature film is part of the list of the 100 best national films.
The plot covers different middle class families that inhabit a street in the south of Recife, being watched by private security. In addition, there are several topics covered, such as marriage, the role of militias, labor relations and, primarily, panic.
15 What time does she come back? (2015)
What time does she come back?, by Anna Muylaert, is seen as one of the best Brazilian films. In December 2015, the work was elected by the American organization National Board of Review as one of the top five foreign films. A year later, it won six titles in the Brazilian Cinema Grand Prix and, in 2017, the Ariel Award for Best Ibero-American Film.
In the plot, Val is a maid from Pernambuco who works in a family's house in São Paulo.
The film makes a social denunciation and brings reflections on existing inequalities in Brazil.
16 Clash (2016)
Clash, by Mohamed Diab, narrates the removal of the President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, carried out by the military.
At the time, protesters in favor and against the politician took to the streets and tension was high. People are enclosed in a van and through it it is possible to see the effects of the conflict.
17 Run (2017)
Run, by Jordan Peele, is a work that portrays racial discrimination.
Chris, the main black character is invited to spend a weekend with his white girlfriend's parents, but a lot of tensions occur there.
18 Cold War (2018)
Cold War, by Pawel Pawlikovsky, tells a love story in the midst of war.
Produced in black and white, the film features the 1940s to 1960, period in which the plot takes place.
19 On fire (2018)
On fire, by Lee Chang-dong, is an adaptation of the short story by Haruki Murakami. The work was nominated for a Palme d'Or and an Oscar for Best Foreign Film.
In the narrative, Jong-soo doesn't have a clear understanding of how he feels for his friend Hae-mi, especially when she returns from traveling with Ben. The internal conflict gets even worse when he discovers that Ben has a very peculiar hobby.
20 Nighthawk (2019)
Nighthawk, by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles, awarded a total of 10 international prizes to Brazilian cinema, including the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival 2019.
The narrative, a mix of genres, takes place in the northeastern hinterland and speaks of social strength and popular justice.
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