THEME EXPLORATION

British photography

22 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
Shadows from Light
Shadows from Light
1983 · Stephen Dwoskin
Yi Yi
Yi Yi
2000 · Edward Yang
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting
2008 · Wim Wenders
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
1948 · Terence Fisher
Night Colonies
Night Colonies
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Photograph
The Photograph
2008 · Hitoshi Yuho
Queen of the Desert
Queen of the Desert
2015 · Werner Herzog
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
La caméra de Claire
La caméra de Claire
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
L’assoluto naturale (He and She
L’assoluto naturale (He and She
1969 · Mauro Bolognini
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
1942 · William Wyler
Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson
1991 · Bruce Beresford
Pecker
Pecker
1998 · John Waters
Cindy, the Doll Is Mine
Cindy, the Doll Is Mine
2005 · Bertrand Bonello
Life
Life
1934 · Fei Mu
The Royal Hunt
The Royal Hunt
1977 · Mrinal Sen
Picture Perfect Royal Christmas
Picture Perfect Royal Christmas
2019 · Todor Chapkanov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Peter Greenaway United Kingdom

His visually dense films function as moving photographs, meticulously composing frames that reference painting and photographic traditions while exploring the relationship between image, text, and meaning.

 Garth Jennings United Kingdom

A pioneering British documentary filmmaker whose poetic approach to capturing everyday life anticipated photographic modernism, treating found images and scenes with the compositional care of fine art photography.