THEME EXPLORATION

artistic creation and filmmaking

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Andreas Dresen
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Irma Vep
Irma Vep
1996 · Olivier Assayas
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Primavera
Primavera
2026 · Damiano Michieletto
42 One Dream Rush
42 One Dream Rush
2010 · Harmony Korine & Leos Carax
Cecil B. DeMented
Cecil B. DeMented
2000 · John Waters
Eisenstein in Mexico
Eisenstein in Mexico
1933 · Sergei Eisenstein
Prova d’orchestra
Prova d’orchestra
1979 · Federico Fellini
Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
Foreign Correspondent - The Case of a Filmmaker
1968 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Vincent the Dutchman
Vincent the Dutchman
1972 · Mai Zetterling
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
2015 · Peter Greenaway
El Jardín del Edén
El Jardín del Edén
1994 · María Novaro
N-Zone
N-Zone
1970 · Arthur Lipsett
I Am Happiness on Earth
I Am Happiness on Earth
2014 · Julián Hernández
Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary
Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary
1992 · Kevin Smith
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
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
Los abrazo rotos (Broken Embraces
Los abrazo rotos (Broken Embraces
2009 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Reprise
Reprise
2006 · Joachim Trier
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His films like '8½' and 'La Dolce Vita' are meta-examinations of the creative process and the struggle between artistic vision and commercial filmmaking.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative works explore the philosophical dimensions of artistic creation, memory, and the filmmaker's relationship with their craft and spirituality.

 François Truffaut France

He repeatedly examined cinema itself and the artistic temperament through films like 'Day for Night' and 'The 400 Blows,' celebrating filmmaking as passionate creation.