THEME EXPLORATION

directorial retrospective

17 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
20 Little Films
20 Little Films
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?
Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?
2017 · Christian Petzold
Aria
Aria
1987 · Bruce Beresford & Robert Altman
A Time and a Place
A Time and a Place
1977 · Gillian Armstrong
Block-notes di un regista
Block-notes di un regista
1969 · Federico Fellini
Jean Renoir, le Patron
Jean Renoir, le Patron
1966 · Jacques Rivette
Le court des grands
Le court des grands
2005 · Terry Gilliam
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
2005 · Guy Maddin
My Journey Through French Cinema
My Journey Through French Cinema
2016 · Bertrand Tavernier
Reverse Angle
Reverse Angle
1982 · Wim Wenders
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
2005 · Samuel Fuller
Cinema16: British Short Films
Cinema16: British Short Films
2003 · Peter Greenaway
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
The Element of Crime
The Element of Crime
1984 · Lars von Trier
Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio
Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio
2024 · Jonas Åkerlund
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
2023 · Neo Sora
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda France

She repeatedly revisited and reimagined her own past films and life through documentary essays, directly engaging with the theme of retrospective analysis.

 François Truffaut France

His films frequently explored cinema history and paid homage to past directors, while his own body of work evolved as a continuous dialogue with filmmaking traditions.

 Martin Scorsese United States

He has extensively documented cinema history through restorations and essays while his films constantly reference and reexamine earlier works and genres.