THEME EXPLORATION

inspiration and iconography

21 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Art Through Our Eyes
Art Through Our Eyes
2016 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Parallel Tales
Parallel Tales
2026 · Asghar Farhadi
Return of the Jungle
Return of the Jungle
2026 · Vaibhav Kumaresh
Badye, the Storyteller
Badye, the Storyteller
1977 · Jean Rouch
Block-notes di un regista
Block-notes di un regista
1969 · Federico Fellini
Joan the Woman
Joan the Woman
1916 · Cecil B. DeMille
Lust for Life
Lust for Life
1956 · Vincente Minnelli
Mother Never Dies
Mother Never Dies
1942 · Mikio Naruse
Youth
Youth
2015 · Paolo Sorrentino
Vincent the Dutchman
Vincent the Dutchman
1972 · Mai Zetterling
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
2015 · Peter Greenaway
Two Ships
Two Ships
2021 · Jan Foukal
First May in Moscow
First May in Moscow
1923 · Dziga Vertov
Maria Candelaria
Maria Candelaria
1944 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Sibyl
Sibyl
2019 · Justine Triet
Age of Consent
Age of Consent
1969 · Michael Powell
I've Been Twelve Forever
I've Been Twelve Forever
2004 · Michel Gondry
Muse
Muse
2017 · Jaume Balagueró
Reunited at Christmas
Reunited at Christmas
2018 · Steven R. Monroe
There Is a Japanese Woman in My Room
There Is a Japanese Woman in My Room
2019 · EROPING
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His montage theory and use of symbolic imagery transformed cinema into a language of visual iconography that inspired generations of filmmakers.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His synthesis of Japanese visual traditions with modern cinema created iconic compositions and archetypal narratives that profoundly influenced filmmakers worldwide.