THEME EXPLORATION

artistic compromise

44 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
La La Land
La La Land
2016 · Damien Chazelle
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Safe Conduct
Safe Conduct
2002 · Bertrand Tavernier
Primavera
Primavera
2026 · Damiano Michieletto
Bullets Over Broadway
Bullets Over Broadway
1995 · Woody Allen
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
2015 · Peter Greenaway
Vincent the Dutchman
Vincent the Dutchman
1972 · Mai Zetterling
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Hour of the Wolf
Hour of the Wolf
1968 · Ingmar Bergman
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
1973 · Paul Verhoeven
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory
2019 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Reprise
Reprise
2006 · Joachim Trier
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Sick of Myself
Sick of Myself
2022 · Kristoffer Borgli
2026 TXT Moa Con in Japan: Live Viewing
2026 TXT Moa Con in Japan: Live Viewing
2026
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Drishyam 3
Drishyam 3
2026 · Jeethu Joseph
Kokuho
Kokuho
2025 · Sang-il Lee
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Kara
Kara
2026 · Vignesh Raja
Power Ballad
Power Ballad
2026 · John Carney
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
The Beloved
The Beloved
2026 · Rodrigo Sorogoyen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

Day for Night directly interrogates the compromises filmmakers make between personal expression and commercial viability within the filmmaking process itself.

 Terry Gilliam UK/USA

His films and documentaries consistently explore the tension between uncompromising artistic vision and the practical demands of studio filmmaking, most notably in Brazil.