THEME EXPLORATION

film as physical material

24 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Three Rocks
Three Rocks
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
Fleak
Fleak
2026 · Jens Møller
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
12 Chapters About Women
12 Chapters About Women
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
24 Frames Per Second
24 Frames Per Second
1977 · Shirley Clarke
A Smoked Husband
A Smoked Husband
1908 · D.W. Griffith
El
El
1953 · Luis Buñuel
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
1953 · Jacques Tati
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
1953 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Laughing Times
Laughing Times
1980 · John Woo
Peau contre peau
Peau contre peau
1991 · François Ozon
The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
2003 · Peter Greenaway
Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
1930 · Dziga Vertov
Judou
Judou
1990 · Zhang Yimou
Regarding Henry
Regarding Henry
1991 · Mike Nichols
Yoto Monogatari, Hana no Yoshiwara Hyakuningiri
Yoto Monogatari, Hana no Yoshiwara Hyakuningiri
1960 · Tomu Uchida
Come Play With Me
Come Play With Me
1968 · Salvatore Samperi
How to Dance
How to Dance
1953 · Jack Kinney
The River
The River
1997 · Tsai Ming-liang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stan Brakhage United States

He directly manipulated film stock by painting, scratching, and collaging on the celluloid itself, making the physical material of film the primary artistic medium.