THEME EXPLORATION

alchemy

2 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Field in England
A Field in England
2013 · Ben Wheatley
La Chrysalide et le papillon
La Chrysalide et le papillon
1901 · Georges Méliès
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His metaphysical films use long takes and poetic imagery to capture the alchemical transformation of the human soul through contemplation and memory.

 Joe Lynch United States

His dreamlike narratives and mysterious symbolism in works like 'Mulholland Drive' present reality as a malleable substance undergoing constant psychological and spiritual transmutation.