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Documentaries like The Image Book

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The 3 reasons people love The Image Book

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  1. You like images cut, saturated and set against each other.

  2. You're happy to be left with ideas rather than answers.

  3. You enjoy working out why Godard puts two images side by side.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • Waltz with Bashir2008

    • images cut, saturated and set against each other

    Good for you if you like dreamlike animated images, like soldiers rising from the sea at night.

  • Lessons of Darkness1992

    • images cut, saturated and set against each other

    Good for you if you like burning oil fields filmed like an alien world.

  • Apocalypse Now1979

    • images cut, saturated and set against each other

    Good for you if you like images of war that look like a fever dream.

  • The House Is Black1963

    • images cut, saturated and set against each other

    Good for you if you like black and white images that stay with you.

  • Another Day of Life2018

    • images cut, saturated and set against each other

    Good for you if you like animation that looks like a feverish dream of the front.

  • Sans Soleil1983

    • images cut, saturated and set against each other
    • you're happy to be left with ideas rather than answers

    Good for you if you like a film that raises questions about memory and leaves them open.

  • Nocturnal Animals2016

    • images cut, saturated and set against each other
    • working out why Godard puts two images side by side

    Good for you if you like cold, elegant images.

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