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THEME EXPLORATION

botanical imagery

14 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Filmstudie
Filmstudie
1926 · Hans Richter
Blue Propeller
Blue Propeller
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Botanist
The Botanist
2026 · Jing Yi
“Dante’s Inferno”
“Dante’s Inferno”
1967 · Ken Russell
Garden of Luxor
Garden of Luxor
1973 · Derek Jarman
School in the Crosshairs
School in the Crosshairs
1981 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Sentimental Romance
Sentimental Romance
1931 · Sergei Eisenstein
My New Picture
My New Picture
2007 · Bertrand Bonello
6-18-67
6-18-67
1967 · George Lucas
Bugs Bonnets
Bugs Bonnets
1956 · Chuck Jones
Hurlements en faveur de Sade
Hurlements en faveur de Sade
1952 · Guy Debord
Nature
Nature
2019 · Artavazd Pelechian
Strange Codes
Strange Codes
1975 · Arthur Lipsett
Tropical Paths
Tropical Paths
1977 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His films feature lush, overgrown natural landscapes and botanical environments as meditative spaces that reflect the inner spiritual states of his characters.

Agnès Varda → France

She consistently incorporates botanical imagery and gardens as central visual and thematic elements, celebrating the beauty of flowers, plants, and organic growth throughout her career.

Werner Herzog → Germany

His documentaries and films obsessively explore extreme natural environments and botanical ecosystems, using plant life and jungle imagery to examine humanity's relationship with untamed nature.

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