There's only one film that I can think of where when watching it, I literally feel like I'm literally flipping the pages of a book as I'm watching it, and that film is A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT (1992). It is one of the most "pure" films that I've ever seen. Set in a small rural community in early 20th century Montana, the film is much more than your by-the-numbers, slice-of-life period piece that Hollywood trots out from time to time. It authentically evokes a real time and place and puts the viewer there, a rare feat. It is not a film of overt depth, yet it has a focused simplicity that effectively translates many basic truths about people that films that try to go deep often fail to do. It allows it's characters to develop at a leisurely pace and grow on the viewer. It doesn't beat the viewer over the head with character details and have scenes where they seem to be in a vacuum. Last but not least, it is one of the most beautifully shot films ever made.