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List of feature films described as non-narrative

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The distinction between non-narrative film and "narrative films" can be rather vague and is open for interpretation. Few filmmakers would define their works as non-narrative. The following list contains films which have been described as "non-narrative" by independent sources.

Title Year Country Director(s) Cinematographer(s) Music Ref(s)
13 Lakes 2004 United States James Benning James Benning [1][2]
23rd Psalm Branch 1967 United States Stan Brakhage [3]
L'Age d'Or 1930 France Luis Buñuel Albert Duverger Luis Buñuel, Georges van Parys [3]
Alice (Neco z Alenky) 1988 Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, West Germany Jan Švankmajer Svatopluk Malý [3]
Anima Mundi 1992 Italy, United States Godfrey Reggio Graham Berry Philip Glass [4]
Ashes and Snow 2005 United States Gregory Colbert Gregory Colbert [5]
Atlantis 1991 France, Italy Luc Besson Luc Besson Éric Serra [6]
Baraka 1992 United States Ron Fricke Ron Fricke Michael Stearns [7]
Bestiaire 2012 Canada, France Denis Côté Vincent Biron [8]
Blue 1993 Japan, United Kingdom Derek Jarman Simon Fisher-Turner [9]
Bodysong 2003 United Kingdom Simon Pummell Jonny Greenwood [10]
Chronos 1985 United States Ron Fricke Ron Fricke Michael Stearns [11]
The Clock 2010 United Kingdom Christian Marclay [9]
Decasia 2002 United States Bill Morrison Michael Gordon [3]
Delirium 2013 Ukraine Ihor Podolchak Mykola Yefymenko Alexander Shchetynsky [citation needed]
Diva Dolorosa 1999 Netherlands Peter Delpeut Loek Dikker [3]
Dogora: Ouvrons les yeux 2004 France Patrice Leconte Jean-Marie Dreujou Étienne Perruchon [12]
Earth from Above 2004 France Renaud Delourme Laurent Fleutot, Daniel Marchetti Armand Amar [citation needed]
Epic Java 2013 Indonesia Febian Nurrahman Saktinegara Febian Nurrahman Saktinegara Denny Novandi Ryan [citation needed]
The Falls 1980 United Kingdom Peter Greenaway Mike Coles, John Rosenberg Michael Nyman [9]
Field Niggas 2015 United States Khalik Allah Khalik Allah [13]
Film Socialisme 2010 France, Switzerland Jean-Luc Godard Fabrice Aragno, Paul Grivas [9]
Hitler: A Film from Germany
(Hitler, ein Film aus Deutschland)
1977 France, United Kingdom, West Germany Hans-Jürgen Syberberg Dietrich Lohmann [9]
Koyaanisqatsi 1982 United States Godfrey Reggio Ron Fricke Philip Glass [14][15]
The Last of England 1987 United Kingdom, West Germany Derek Jarman Tim Burke, Richard Heslop, Christopher Hughes, Derek Jarman, Cerith Wyn Evans Simon Fisher-Turner [3]
Las Meninas 2008 Ukraine Ihor Podolchak Serhiy Mykhalchuk Alexander Shchetynsky [16]
Laya Project 2007 India Harold Monfils Yuk Hoy Cheong, Agung Dewantoro Yotam Agam, Patrick Sabag [17]
Leviathan 2012 France, United Kingdom, United States Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel [18]
Lines 2016 Greece Vassilis Mazomenos George Papandrikopoulos Dna [19]
Man with a Movie Camera 1929 Soviet Union Dziga Vertov Mikhail Kaufman, Gleb Troyanski [20]-[21]
Microcosmos 1996 France, Italy, Switzerland Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou Thierry Machado Bruno Coulais
The Mirror 1975 Soviet Union Andrei Tarkovsky Georgi Rerberg Eduard Artemyev [9]
Naqoyqatsi 2002 United States Godfrey Reggio Russell Lee Fine Philip Glass [15]
Palestrina - Prince of Music 2009 Italy Georg Brintrup Benny Hasenclever, Paolo Scarfò, Oliver Kochs Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence 2011 Sweden, Norway, France, Germany, Denmark Roy Andersson István Borbás, Gergely Pálos Stock music from various sources, The Battle Hymn of the Republic prominently featured [22][additional citation(s) needed]
Powaqqatsi 1988 United States Godfrey Reggio Graham Berry, Leonidas Zourdoumis Philip Glass [14][15]
Ruhr 2009 Germany James Benning James Benning [23]
Sacred Site 1986 United States Ron Fricke Ron Fricke [24]
Samsara 2011 United States Ron Fricke Ron Fricke Marcello de Francisci, Lisa Gerrard, Michael Stearns [25]
Silence Above the Clouds
(Ticho nad oblakmi)
2009 Slovakia Pavol Barabáš Pavol Barabáš Maok Martin Tesak [citation needed]
Sixty Spanish Cigarettes 2015 Spain Mark John Ostrowski Mark John Ostrowski Gabriel Prada [26]
Sophie's Place 1986 United States Larry Jordan [3]
Sweetgrass 2009 France, United Kingdom, United States Lucien Castaing-Taylor Lucien Castaing-Taylor [27]
El Valley Centro 2000 United States James Benning James Benning [28]
Visitors 2013 United States Godfrey Reggio Graham Berry, Trish Govoni, Tom Lowe Philip Glass [29]
¡Vivan las Antipodas! 2011 Argentina, Chile, Germany, Netherlands Victor Kossakovsky Victor Kossakovsky Alexander Popov [30]
Walden (Diaries Notes and Sketches) 1969 United States Jonas Mekas Jonas Mekas [9]
Winged Migration 2001 France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United States Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats Various Bruno Coulais [31]
Zorns Lemma 1970 United States Hollis Frampton [9]

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References

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  4. ^ "Anima Mundi". Spirit of Baraka.
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  22. ^ Hanke, Bob (2019). "Roy Andersson's Living Trilogy and Jean-Luc Nancy's Evidence of Cinema". Film-Philosophy. 23 (1). Edinburgh University Press: 72–92. doi:10.3366/film.2019.0099.
  23. ^ Touati, Yaniv (2023), Deville, Vincent; Le Bihan, Loig (eds.), "Passage au numérique et perception du temps dans Ruhr (2009) de James Benning : un rapport paradoxal à la technique", Penser les formes filmiques contemporaines, Cinéma, émergences-résurgences (in French), Grenoble: UGA Éditions, pp. 77–92, ISBN 978-2-37747-410-3, retrieved 2024-07-04
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