THEME EXPLORATION

baroque architecture

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Promise, Architect BV Doshi
The Promise, Architect BV Doshi
2026 · Jan Schmidt-Garre
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou
1970 · Jean Rouch
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Bridges-Go-Round 1
Bridges-Go-Round 1
1958 · Shirley Clarke
Kyoto
Kyoto
1969 · Kon Ichikawa
Le mura di Sana’a
Le mura di Sana’a
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Nakasendo
Nakasendo
1963 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Bible
The Bible
1977 · Marcel Carné
Peopling The Palaces
Peopling The Palaces
2007 · Peter Greenaway
Where the Boys Are
Where the Boys Are
2009 · Bertrand Bonello
Eaux d’artifice
Eaux d’artifice
1953 · Kenneth Anger
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Paolo Sorrentino Italy

His films frequently feature baroque and ornate Italian architecture as both visual spectacle and metaphor for decadence and historical weight.

 Peter Greenaway United Kingdom

He treats baroque spaces as intricate theatrical stages, meticulously composing elaborate visual tableaux within baroque interiors and landscapes.

 Luca Guadagnino Italy

His films luxuriate in the sensuality of baroque and neoclassical Italian villas and churches, using their ornate details to explore desire and decay.