Movies shown in the first person
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Movies shown in the first person
Has there been any movies that were shot to be first person for either the entirety or majority of the film? I seem to remember a few movies that do it for a few seconds or even minutes and even then the view point seems weird and un-natural.
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I don't know of any that were shot for the duration of the movie, or anywhere near the majority of the film. But, Strange Days has some great POV sequences.
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Diary of the Dead
Diving Bell and the Butterfly (A large part of the film is in first person)
Being John Malkovich (Has some sequences shot in first person)
Diving Bell and the Butterfly (A large part of the film is in first person)
Being John Malkovich (Has some sequences shot in first person)
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Re: Movies shown in the first person
I was actually thinking about first person as in specifically the perspective of a person and not a video camera (even though it's probably seen through the eye of the person operating the camera). The first person where the audience is the main character so if the character is driving you just see arms and hands operating a steering wheel and whatever is infront of the view.
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Russian Ark
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To elaborate: LADY IN THE LAKE (1946, although IMDB says 1947) was shot entirely from the point-of-view of its protagonist, private eye Philip Marlowe, played by Robert Montgomery, who also directed. We only see Marlowe when he looks in a mirror. It was based on a book by Raymond Chandler. (Good book, BTW.)
The first section of DARK PASSAGE (1947), which lasts about 10-15 min. (but don't hold me to it), is seen entirely from an escaped con's p-o-v. We only see news photos of him. He gets plastic surgery and when he emerges from the bandages, the film's p-o-v reverts to 3rd person and we see that Humphrey Bogart is now playing the escaped con, with little resemblance to the character seen in the news photos. DARK PASSAGE was directed by Delmer Daves and based on a novel by David Goodis ("Shoot the Piano Player").
The first section of DARK PASSAGE (1947), which lasts about 10-15 min. (but don't hold me to it), is seen entirely from an escaped con's p-o-v. We only see news photos of him. He gets plastic surgery and when he emerges from the bandages, the film's p-o-v reverts to 3rd person and we see that Humphrey Bogart is now playing the escaped con, with little resemblance to the character seen in the news photos. DARK PASSAGE was directed by Delmer Daves and based on a novel by David Goodis ("Shoot the Piano Player").
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