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I wanted to display the final shot of A Clockwork Orange, but I don't that would fit the board's guidelines!
But, on the subject of dystopia, there's always this. "He's got away from us, Jack."
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I concur with "Fame" as well.
And one can always count on a classic film in the "sunshine noir" genre to have a great ending.
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I also recall the freeze-frame on the boy's face at the end of THE 400 BLOWS being very powerful as a last shot.
Since I wasted a minute or two just trying to figure out what the fuk the premise of this thread was, I feel I have the right to point out that the OP made a lengthy, convoluted request for favorite end sequences. A freeze frame wouldnt count (heh, heh). Unless you consider a series of identical shots a sequence (heh, heh).
The end for "Sex Lies and Videotape" made a big impression on audiences at the time, but it probably falls in the category of "memorable last lines" since nothing visual happens.
As for myself, a couple favorite noir endings that made an impact. After the fiery climax which forces Bogart to leave his lover, his slight hesitation at the gate speaks volumes in IN A LONELY PLACE (1950). And the crowd kicking away the dead protagonist while his girlfriend's pessimistic view of life is reaffirmed in HOLLOW TRIUMPH(aka The Scar, 1948). Speaking of dead protagonists, another memorable climax - LONELY ARE THE BRAVE.
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I also recall the freeze-frame on the boy's face at the end of THE 400 BLOWS being very powerful as a last shot.
Since I wasted a minute or two just trying to figure out what the fuk the premise of this thread was, I feel I have the right to point out that the OP made a lengthy, convoluted request for favorite end sequences. A freeze frame wouldnt count (heh, heh). Unless you consider a series of identical shots a sequence (heh, heh).
I'm surprised noone's mentioned the ending for "Sex Lies and Videotape" since it made a big impression on audiences at the time.
As for myself, a couple favorite noir endings happen in "In A Lonely Place"(1950) and "Hollow Triumph"(aka The Scar, 1948).
I think it's OK because that 400 Blows final freeze is the culmination of that famous final scene of the boy trying to escape and realizing there is no "real" escape from the trials of life.
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I don't think I have the energy to match neo's multiple-pics posts. 
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