THEME EXPLORATION

Islamic architecture

13 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Promise, Architect BV Doshi
The Promise, Architect BV Doshi
2026 · Jan Schmidt-Garre
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou
1970 · Jean Rouch
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Bridges-Go-Round 1
Bridges-Go-Round 1
1958 · Shirley Clarke
Kyoto
Kyoto
1969 · Kon Ichikawa
Le mura di Sana’a
Le mura di Sana’a
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Nakasendo
Nakasendo
1963 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Bible
The Bible
1977 · Marcel Carné
Peopling The Palaces
Peopling The Palaces
2007 · Peter Greenaway
Eaux d’artifice
Eaux d’artifice
1953 · Kenneth Anger
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Wailing of the Maghrib
The Wailing of the Maghrib
2023 · Sidharta Tata
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Víctor Erice Spain

His contemplative visual style captures the spiritual essence and geometric beauty of Islamic architectural spaces with meditative precision.

 Atom Egoyan Armenia/Canada

His films explore cultural memory and identity through intricate spatial compositions that echo the complexity of Islamic design principles.

 Jafar Panahi Iran

His work intimately portrays life within Islamic architectural contexts, revealing how sacred and domestic spaces shape human experience and resistance.