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Top 15 Films Shot by Vittorio Storaro

by YPB Team

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 — ranked #11
    The Conformist
    Bertolucci's 1970 fascist-era masterpiece celebrated for its expressionist lighting.
    1000pts
  2. Ladyhawke — ranked #22
    Ladyhawke
    Richard Donner's 1985 medieval fantasy noted for its painterly cinematography.
    862pts
  3. Apocalypse Now — ranked #33
    Apocalypse Now
    Coppola's 1979 Vietnam epic whose hallucinatory imagery won Storaro his first Oscar.
    731pts
  4. Goya in Bordeaux — ranked #44
    Goya in Bordeaux
    Carlos Saura's 1999 painterly portrait of the exiled Spanish artist.
    705pts
  5. Cafe Society — ranked #55
    Cafe Society
    Woody Allen's golden-hued 1936-set 2016 romance, Storaro's first digital feature.
    548pts
  6. Little Buddha — ranked #66
    Little Buddha
    Bertolucci's 1993 spiritual epic distinguishing past and present through color.
    548pts
  7. Dick Tracy — ranked #77
    Dick Tracy
    Warren Beatty's 1990 comic-strip adaptation defined by bold primary-color palettes.
    548pts
  8. Reds — ranked #88
    Reds
    Warren Beatty's 1981 historical epic that earned Storaro a second Academy Award.
    448pts
  9. The Last Emperor — ranked #99
    The Last Emperor
    Bertolucci's sweeping 1987 biopic of Puyi, winning Storaro his third Oscar.
    448pts
  10. Tucker: The Man and His Dream — ranked #1010
    Tucker: The Man and His Dream
    Coppola's vibrant 1988 biopic of maverick car designer Preston Tucker.
    448pts
  11. Last Tango in Paris — ranked #1111
    Last Tango in Paris
    Bertolucci's controversial 1972 drama bathed in warm amber tones.
    329pts
  12. 1900 — ranked #1212
    1900
    Bertolucci's monumental 1976 saga of two Italian men across the 20th century.
    329pts
  13. Bulworth — ranked #1313
    Bulworth
    Warren Beatty's 1998 political satire shot in Storaro's signature widescreen style.
    329pts
  14. The Sheltering Sky — ranked #1414
    The Sheltering Sky
    Bertolucci's 1990 desert drama radiant with Saharan light.
    0pts
  15. One from the Heart — ranked #1515
    One from the Heart
    Coppola's stylized 1981 musical romance shot entirely on neon-lit soundstages.
    0pts

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