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THEME EXPLORATION

floral imagery

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Birds of Paradise
The Birds of Paradise
1999 · Stan Brakhage
Filmstudie
Filmstudie
1926 · Hans Richter
Blue Propeller
Blue Propeller
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
“Dante’s Inferno”
“Dante’s Inferno”
1967 · Ken Russell
Garden of Luxor
Garden of Luxor
1973 · Derek Jarman
School in the Crosshairs
School in the Crosshairs
1981 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Sentimental Romance
Sentimental Romance
1931 · Sergei Eisenstein
A TV Dante
A TV Dante
1990 · Peter Greenaway
My New Picture
My New Picture
2007 · Bertrand Bonello
6-18-67
6-18-67
1967 · George Lucas
Bugs Bonnets
Bugs Bonnets
1956 · Chuck Jones
Hurlements en faveur de Sade
Hurlements en faveur de Sade
1952 · Guy Debord
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Parajanov → Soviet Union/Armenia

His visually sumptuous films like *The Color of Pomegranates* use flowers and floral arrangements as central metaphorical and aesthetic elements.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His films consistently employ vibrant floral imagery and botanical settings to evoke emotion and atmosphere, particularly in *In the Mood for Love*.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative cinema frequently features natural flora and gardens as symbols of memory, spirituality, and the passage of time.

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