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THEME EXPLORATION

contemporary composition

21 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
1983 · Peter Greenaway
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
A Confucian Confusion
A Confucian Confusion
1994 · Edward Yang
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2026 · David Bickerstaff
Visions of Europe
Visions of Europe
2004 · Béla Tarr & Peter Greenaway
Badye, the Storyteller
Badye, the Storyteller
1977 · Jean Rouch
Complexe
Complexe
1964 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
1972 · Shirley Clarke
Ten Modern Commandments
Ten Modern Commandments
1927 · Dorothy Arzner
Transfigured – 12 Lives of Schoenberg
Transfigured – 12 Lives of Schoenberg
2024 · Bertrand Bonello
Art Talent Show
Art Talent Show
2022 · Adéla Komrzý & Tomáš Bojar
Once Is Never
Once Is Never
1955 · Konrad Wolf
Ennio
Ennio
2022 · Giuseppe Tornatore
Jam Films
Jam Films
2002 · Shunji Iwai
Lost in Beijing
Lost in Beijing
2007 · Li Yu
New Normal
New Normal
2023 · Jung Bum-shik
Occupied City
Occupied City
2023 · Steve McQueen
Sexual Life
Sexual Life
2005 · Ken Kwapis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Apichatpong Weerasethakul → Thailand

Composes films with unconventional narrative structures, ambient pacing, and layered sensory experiences that redefine what contemporary cinema language can be.

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