We often talk about movies paying homage to other movies. If you've ever seen a Quentin Tarantino movie, you've basically seen a collage of kung fu, grindhouse, and classic film scenes repurposed into his chopped and screwed narratives. But we don't often talk about movies lifting scenes from classic paintings. Images jumping from the canvas to the screen is not an easy association to make, yet directors do so all the time.

This calming compilation by Vugar Efendi shows some beautiful shots from movies lifted from classic works of art. Some of these you may have known, like William Friedkin's use of L'Empire des Lumieres in The Exorcist, but others—like Jutta by John Kacere and Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation or Jeune Homme Nu Assis au Bord de la Mer in There Will Be Blood—might be new revelations.

Now you have something new to look for every time you watch a good movie.

[h/t: Sploid]

From: Esquire US