THEME EXPLORATION

art history

34 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
“Pop Goes the Easel”
“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
1972 · Shirley Clarke
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
1981 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Art Talent Show
Art Talent Show
2022 · Adéla Komrzý & Tomáš Bojar
Ocaña, retrat intermitent
Ocaña, retrat intermitent
1978 · Ventura Pons
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
2016 · Lav Diaz
Pittsburgh Trilogy
Pittsburgh Trilogy
1983 · Peggy Ahwesh
Gdansk
Gdansk
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish
2021 · Lee Joon-ik
Hilma
Hilma
2022 · Lasse Hallström
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
Men Don’t Cry
Men Don’t Cry
2017 · Alen Drljević
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Colours of Time
Colours of Time
2026 · Cédric Klapisch
Bitter Christmas
Bitter Christmas
2026 · Pedro Almodóvar
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Diamonds
Diamonds
2026 · Ferzan Özpetek
Kokuho
Kokuho
2025 · Sang-il Lee
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

He continuously interrogated art history, classical literature, and visual culture through a Marxist lens, treating cinema itself as a form of aesthetic and political intervention.

 Jean-Luc Godard Switzerland/France

His films are dense meditations on cinema history, painting, literature, and visual representation, constantly referencing and deconstructing art historical traditions.