THEME EXPLORATION

animation meta-commentary

21 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fantasia
Fantasia
1973 · Isao Takahata
Ani*Kuri15
Ani*Kuri15
2008 · Mahiro Maeda & Makoto Shinkai
Film ist Rhythmus: Rhythmus 21
Film ist Rhythmus: Rhythmus 21
1921 · Hans Richter
Funny Games U.S.
Funny Games U.S.
2007 · Michael Haneke
My Mother’s Garden
My Mother’s Garden
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
demonlover
demonlover
2002 · Olivier Assayas
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1957 · Sidney Lumet
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
A Propos de Nice
A Propos de Nice
1930 · Jean Vigo
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
Diary of the Dead
Diary of the Dead
2007 · George A. Romero
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
2010 · Sergei Eisenstein
Illibatezza
Illibatezza
1962 · Roberto Rossellini
O Dreamland
O Dreamland
1953 · Lindsay Anderson
So Can I
So Can I
1975 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Possibility of Hope
The Possibility of Hope
2007 · Alfonso Cuarón
Appetizers
Appetizers
1960 · Arthur Lipsett
Kino-Pravda No. 23: Radio Pravda
Kino-Pravda No. 23: Radio Pravda
1925 · Dziga Vertov
Rosita, Please!
Rosita, Please!
1993 · Ventura Pons
The Constellation of Virgin
The Constellation of Virgin
1973 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films constantly reflect on the nature of animation itself, questioning reality versus fantasy and the animator's creative power through narrative metaphors.

 Mamoru Hosoda Japan

Explores themes of creation, digital worlds, and the animator's role in shaping reality, particularly in works like 'Summer Wars' and 'The Boy and the Heron.'