Point Blank

Point Blank, 1967, directed by British filmmaker John Boorman.
Walker (Lee Marvin) is doubled-crossed and left for dead on Alcatraz Island by best friend Reese (John Vernon) and his wife Lynne (Sharon Acker) for $93,000. He survives and heads to Los Angeles in search of his money and revenge. With the help of his wife's sister, Chris (the stunning and wonderful Angie Dickenson), Walker breaks down layer by layer each member of the "Organization" in search of retribution. Employing editing techniques and narrative shifts such as flashbacks, flashforwards and dialogue voiceover, as well as a kaleidoscopic color scheme in wide-angle scope, Boorman creates a stunning masterpiece of gangster cinema as art.

La Passion de Jeanne D'Arc

The Passion of Joan of Arc, 1928, directed by Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer.
Captured on account of heresy, Joan of Arc (Maria Falconetti in her only film appearance ever) is placed on trial, convicted and is to be burned at the stake. Joan was steadfast in her belief that she was asked by God to fight for France and defeat England. She dressed in men's clothes, cut her hair short, refuesed to leave the battlefield when injured and as a result and was made a political example for doing so. Regarded as one of the first "art films" ever, Dreyer used close-ups and a documentary style approach...in some circles, "La Passion de Jeanne D'Arc" is considered by some to be THE greatest film of all time.