THEME EXPLORATION

cinema origins

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
Le court des grands
Le court des grands
2005 · Terry Gilliam
Marquitta
Marquitta
1927 · Jean Renoir
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
1995 · Nagisa Oshima
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
1990 · Zhang Yimou
El perquè de tot plegat
El perquè de tot plegat
1994 · Ventura Pons
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Kino-week
Kino-week
1918 · Dziga Vertov
La rosa blanca
La rosa blanca
1954 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
1974 · Phillip Noyce
Symphony of Lianhua
Symphony of Lianhua
1937 · Fei Mu
The Experimental Image World of Shuji Terayama
The Experimental Image World of Shuji Terayama
1993 · Shuji Terayama
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Valentino
Valentino
1977 · Ken Russell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Georges Méliès France

Pioneer who invented special effects and narrative cinema, directly exploring the medium's magical possibilities from its earliest days.

 D.W. Griffith United States

Revolutionized cinema language through innovative editing and montage techniques that defined how stories could be told on film.

 Dziga Vertov Soviet Union

Explored cinema's unique documentary potential and the philosophy of visual truth through experimental approaches to the moving image.