THEME EXPLORATION

abstract visual language

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rhythmus 23
Rhythmus 23
1923 · Hans Richter
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
2010 · Sergei Eisenstein
Cloud Chamber
Cloud Chamber
1999 · Stan Brakhage
Português - A Língua do Brasil
Português - A Língua do Brasil
2007 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Alix's Pictures
Alix's Pictures
1982 · Jean Eustache
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
Art Through Our Eyes
Art Through Our Eyes
2016 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Pioneer of montage as abstract visual language, using collision of images to create meaning independent of narrative.

 Stan Brakhage United States

Experimental filmmaker who created purely abstract visual compositions through direct manipulation of film stock and non-representational imagery.