What do viewers pay attention to when choosing a movie? An interesting plot, famous actors, a famous director, the number of awards ... No, most of them primarily look at the duration. Films that last no more than 1 hour 40 minutes are considered standard.
Modern people often have too little time for entertainment. Moreover, not everyone has the patience to watch a story that lasts 3 or 4 hours. If you have no problems with either the first or second, our selection of the longest films in history will not scare you. Look and enjoy, but do not expect any action or an exciting plot. Films are mostly experimental and documentary; ordinary viewers are unlikely to appreciate them.
10. Napoleon (1927) - 5 hours 30 minutes
Rating Movie Search: 7,384
IMDb Rating: 8,1
The historical blockbuster of Abel Hans. A silent movie about the life of Napoleon. This is one of the most ambitious productions of the 1920s. Grandiose scenery, innovative technology - at that time it was all new. However, the film did not bring much success to its creator. It was bought by several film studios and significantly reduced. In the American box office, the Napoleon version lasted no more than 2 hours, in the UK 7.5. The box office did not live up to expectations.
Currently, the film by Abel Hans is also of interest to the audience. However, it is now clear that the director shot it according to his own script, he significantly distorted historical facts and added something. So you should not consider the film as a biographical. When the resourceful director was criticized for historical inaccuracy, he changed the name to "Napoleon, as Hans sees him." In the 2000s, the film was re-edited, as they found a continuation in the archives.
9. Satanic Tango (1994) - 7 hours 12 minutes
Rating Movie Search: 8,015
IMDb Rating: 8,5
Creation of the Hungarian director Bela Tarra. Gloomy black and white film. The story of the inhabitants of the farm, which is living its last days. Over time, the land became unusable; livestock had to be sold. People do not know what to do next. The most entrepreneurial plan to hide with the money handed over from the sale, but they also decide to stay.
There was a rumor about the return of Irmish and Petrina, who disappeared 1.5 years ago. People have hope. They think that the “resurrected” will be able to give them directions of salvation. The film caused controversial reviews, many of whom he liked. Still, in difficult moments of life you should not watch it - too depressing.
8. The evolution of the Filipino family (2004) - 10 hours 47 minutes
Rating Movie Search: 6,602
IMDb Rating: 7,9
Created by Love Diaz, a slow-motion movie fan. All his films last at least 4 hours, "The Evolution of the Filipino Family" broke all records. She was filmed for more than 10 years. This is the dramatic story of the Gallardo family. The tyrannical regime of Ferdinand Marcos, the civil war, the struggle for survival. The film is reminiscent of a documentary, the life of members of the Gallardo family is shown in great detail.
The director did not use special lighting. He tried to achieve maximum naturalness using non-linear editing, mixing film and digital images. The shooting lasted so long that even Diaz lost interest in his film and did not release a television version. Unfortunately, it is unlikely to be able to watch the whole film, there is also no Russian translation. Although this is a movie from the "not for everyone" category, he also has his fans.
7. Out of 1: Do not touch (1971) - 12 hours 53 minutes
Rating Movie Search: 7,492
IMDb Rating: 7,90
The film is by French director Jacques Rivette. This is an experimental project, it was shot without a script. The film consists of a variety of stories that are completely unrelated to each other. Although something unites them, it is a mysterious organization called "13". Stories break off in the middle; viewers don't get any clues. The movie is difficult to understand, but it has a pretty good rating. Criticism is also mostly positive.
Rivett received more than one offer to break the film into series, but he was categorically against it. He insisted that "Out1. Do not touch ”should be watched only on the big screen. True, the film did not appear at any festival. In 1973, Jacques was forced to shoot a shortened version, it lasts 4 hours and is called "Out of 1: Spectrum."
6. The longest and most meaningless film in the world (1968) - 48 hours
IMDb Rating: 5,6
The English director Anthony Scott, apparently, decided to stand out from the crowd by shooting an unusual film, which he called the most meaningless. Indeed, ordinary people are unlikely to be able to appreciate such an idea and understand for what purpose "was" filmed? The answer is simple - experimental art, the underground genre, but even lovers of such a movie will not watch it. The film consists of cinematic garbage, cuts, advertising. Now every viewer who has become acquainted with the work of Scott knows to become famous throughout the world, it is enough to realize the most crazy idea.
5. The cure for insomnia (1987) - 87 hours
IMDb Rating: 5,1
The film was considered the longest for 19 years and even got into the Guinness Book of Records. Project by American director John Henry Timmis IV. The main character is actor Lee Groban. He is engaged in reading a poem, after which the film is named. Periodically, he is replaced by heavy metal music videos and porn cuts, so it is unlikely to fall asleep. The premiere was held at the Chicago Institute of the Arts. Surprisingly, the “Cure for Insomnia” aroused great interest of the audience, the hall was full.
4. Matryoshka (2006) - 95 hours
IMDb Rating: 4,40
A documentary by German director Karin Herler. He managed to hold out on top of the rating of the longest films of 3 years. In "Matryoshka" there is no plot and sound line. The film consists of photographs that replace each other. Nature, sky, a boy who rides a bicycle ... It seems to the viewer that the photos are repeated, but this is not so. Each subsequent one differs from the previous one, but these changes are not visible to the naked eye.
The film was first presented in Frankfurt am Main at the Luminel 2006 festival. He was shown on the street on an LED screen. At the moment, it can only be found on DVD.
3. Cinematon (1984- ...) - 208 hours
Rating Movie Search: 6,253
IMDb Rating: 6,2
Film by French director Gerard Courant. It consists of small segments, each lasting a little more than 3 minutes. A new episode - a new hero. Most of them are famous people. In this period of time, they can do what they see fit: to smoke a cigar or eat a bill. The film began to be shot in 1984, at the moment it is not clear whether Gerard finished his project or not, new episodes appear periodically and the film becomes longer. Among the actors there are Russian celebrities: actress Inna Churikova, film critic Kirill Razlogov, writer Julianna Semenova and others.
2. Modernity forever (2011) - 240 hours
IMDb Rating: 6,4
The film was shot by the Danish art group Superflex. It has no plot, but the meaning is still there. “The protagonist” is the headquarters of the forestry company Stora Enso Oyj, which is located in Helsinki. After the disappearance of humanity, it comes in a dilapidated state.
A documentary about the passage of time. It is unlikely that someone watched it to the end, but it brought glory to its creators. He was a record holder for one year in duration.
1. Logistics (2012) - 857 hours
Country: Sweden
There is no data on the ratings of the film, and this is not surprising. It lasts more than 35 days. The authors of Logistics were puzzled by the question: how do gadgets appear in the world? In a specific case, this term refers not only to electronic devices, but also food, clothing and other goods. Daniel Andersson and Erica Magnusson decided to go to China and track the entire path that goods travel in real time. The main character is an electronic pedometer.
It is unlikely that this project can be called entertaining, and it also did not get into the rating of the most boring films, because this is not an art film. But at the moment it takes first place in the world in terms of duration.
Soon Logistics will have to give it up. In Sweden, the film "Atmosphere", which tells the story of two artists. Its premiere will be held in 2020, a 7-hour trailer has already been released. The film will last 40 days.
