Track-o-rama

I've only seen a few French New Wave films; those being Truffaut's 400 blows and Godard's Breathless and Contempt. From what I have seen, however, a sense of reveling in cinematic technique is observed. And while there can be some amazing things conveyed with the cut, I've always been fascinated with the tracking shot. It just reeks of directorial hard-work and, I feel, can be a true testament to an actor's skill. I love the tracking shot at the beginning of Contempt where it sways from right to left when the producer is met for the first time. Good stuff. So I thought I'd share some of my favorite tracking shots from two films separated pretty far, both temporally and geographically.

Orson Welles' Touch of Evil

and John Woo's Hard Boiled
http://youtu.be/CTCymujrkMg