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Poll: Best B&W Films of the 80s

A poll by galenhoward82
From the 70s onward, with the vast majority of films being shot in color, it has become an artistic and/or stylistic choice to present a film in black and white. More often today it is used to pay homage to films of a bygone era and invoke a sense of nostalgia, but it can also be used to help create a stark, emotionless, unforgiving world onscreen. Which of these films made most effective use of its black and white presentation?

Discuss here.

Results of 711 votes:

  1. 1.

    Raging Bull (1980)

     
  2. 2.

    The Elephant Man (1980)

     
  3. 3.

    Wings of Desire (1987)

     
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