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THEME EXPLORATION

artistic idealism

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Delius: Song of Summer
Delius: Song of Summer
1968 · Ken Russell
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018 · Terry Gilliam
Primavera
Primavera
2026 · Damiano Michieletto
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
2015 · Peter Greenaway
Vincent the Dutchman
Vincent the Dutchman
1972 · Mai Zetterling
Wife of the Centaur
Wife of the Centaur
1924 · King Vidor
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His films pursue a transcendent, spiritual vision of cinema as a medium for exploring humanity's search for meaning and higher truth.

Terrence Malick → United States

His poetic, metaphysical approach to filmmaking seeks to capture the sublime and the eternal through visual beauty and philosophical inquiry.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

He infused his work with passionate idealism about art, culture, and social transformation, treating cinema as a form of spiritual and intellectual resistance.

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