His films like 'The Conformist' and 'Last Tango in Paris' deeply explore how artistic and cultural heritage shapes identity and society.
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/RussiaHe created philosophical meditations on art, spirituality, and cultural memory, treating cinema itself as a form of artistic heritage in works like 'Mirror' and 'Stalker'.
Agnès Varda FranceHer documentary and narrative films celebrate visual culture, memory, and the preservation of artistic expression as seen in 'The Gleaners and I' and her retrospectives.