Tracing the thread…
His surrealist narratives deliberately disorient viewers through fragmented timelines and dreamlike logic, making psychological disorientation central to understanding identity and reality.
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/RussiaHis meditative, long-form cinema explores spiritual and existential wandering, where characters become lost not in space but in philosophical contemplation and the search for meaning.
Wong Kar-wai Hong KongHis visually intoxicating films use neon-soaked urban landscapes and nonlinear storytelling to capture emotional and romantic disorientation, where characters drift through cities and relationships in a haze.