THEME EXPLORATION

circadian cycles

14 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
Gohan
Gohan
2026 · Nattawut Poonpiriya
Scream 7
Scream 7
2026 · Kevin Williamson
Fårö-dokument
Fårö-dokument
1979 · Ingmar Bergman
Poor Cow
Poor Cow
1967 · Ken Loach
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
1989 · Clara Law
Drowning by Numbers
Drowning by Numbers
1988 · Peter Greenaway
The Sons of the Water
The Sons of the Water
1959 · Jean Rouch
Seasons of the Year
Seasons of the Year
1975 · Artavazd Pelechian
Embryo Larva Butterfly
Embryo Larva Butterfly
2023 · Kyros Papavassiliou
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
2021 · Hideaki Anno & Katsuichi Nakayama & Kazuya Tsurumaki & Mahiro Maeda
The Cat of the Worm’s Green Realm
The Cat of the Worm’s Green Realm
1997 · Stan Brakhage
Polar Bear
Polar Bear
2022 · Alastair Fothergill
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films obsessively track the passage of time through natural light, seasons, and human rhythms, making circadian and temporal cycles central to his meditative visual language.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

He structured films around specific times of day and natural cycles, using dawn, dusk, and seasonal changes as metaphors for human consciousness and transformation.