Top 15 Films Shot by Vittorio Storaro

Sweeping historical canvases, neon-drenched fantasies and intimate character studies — a master of light painted across the whole spectrum. Where do you stand?

1

The Conformist

Bertolucci's 1970 fascist-era masterpiece celebrated for its expressionist lighting.

1000pts

2

Ladyhawke

Richard Donner's 1985 medieval fantasy noted for its painterly cinematography.

910pts

3

Apocalypse Now

Coppola's 1979 Vietnam epic whose hallucinatory imagery won Storaro his first Oscar.

826pts

4

Goya in Bordeaux

Carlos Saura's 1999 painterly portrait of the exiled Spanish artist.

809pts

5

Cafe Society

Woody Allen's golden-hued 1936-set 2016 romance, Storaro's first digital feature.

708pts

6

Little Buddha

Bertolucci's 1993 spiritual epic distinguishing past and present through color.

708pts

7

Dick Tracy

Warren Beatty's 1990 comic-strip adaptation defined by bold primary-color palettes.

707pts

8

Reds

Warren Beatty's 1981 historical epic that earned Storaro a second Academy Award.

643pts

9

The Last Emperor

Bertolucci's sweeping 1987 biopic of Puyi, winning Storaro his third Oscar.

643pts

10

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Coppola's vibrant 1988 biopic of maverick car designer Preston Tucker.

643pts

11

Last Tango in Paris

Bertolucci's controversial 1972 drama bathed in warm amber tones.

566pts

12

1900

Bertolucci's monumental 1976 saga of two Italian men across the 20th century.

566pts

13

Bulworth

Warren Beatty's 1998 political satire shot in Storaro's signature widescreen style.

566pts

14

The Sheltering Sky

Bertolucci's 1990 desert drama radiant with Saharan light.

471pts

15

One from the Heart

Coppola's stylized 1981 musical romance shot entirely on neon-lit soundstages.

471pts