A liquid crystal display apparatus including: a liquid crystal display
element having a liquid crystal layer between a couple of substrates; a
backlight apparatus arranged at one side of the couple of substrates; a
polarizer arranged between the liquid crystal display element and the
backlight apparatus; a luminous intensity distribution control element
arranged at the other side of the couple of substrates; an analyzer
arranged between the liquid crystal display element and the luminous
intensity distribution control element, wherein the luminous intensity
distribution control element comprises a transparent base member, a
plural lenses arranged on the transparent base member, and a light
absorbing layer having small opening portions substantially at focal
positions of an individual lens of the plural lenses, and the transparent
base member is constituted of a transparent body substantially optically
isotropic or a transparent body having uniaxial optical anisotropy.