THEME EXPLORATION

jazz aesthetics

16 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ornette: Made in America
Ornette: Made in America
1986 · Shirley Clarke
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Angel
Angel
2007 · François Ozon
Black and Blue
Black and Blue
1993 · Robert Altman
El arte del tabaco
El arte del tabaco
1974 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Face the Music
Face the Music
1954 · Terence Fisher
Hokusai
Hokusai
1953 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Le Samouraï
Le Samouraï
1967 · Jean-Pierre Melville
L’assoluto naturale (He and She
L’assoluto naturale (He and She
1969 · Mauro Bolognini
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
1989 · Wim Wenders
The Draughtsman's Contract
The Draughtsman's Contract
1982 · Peter Greenaway
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
1974 · Phillip Noyce
The Exile
The Exile
1947 · Max Ophuls
The Music According to Tom Jobim
The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Legend of 1900
The Legend of 1900
1998 · Giuseppe Tornatore
Swing Girls
Swing Girls
2004 · Shinobu Yaguchi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Chazelle USA

His films 'La La Land' and 'Whiplash' are fundamentally constructed around jazz rhythm, improvisation, and the aesthetic of jazz performance as a central narrative and visual language.

 John Lee Hancock USA

Consistently weaves jazz music, culture, and visual aesthetics throughout his work, with 'Mo' Better Blues' being a direct exploration of jazz life and 'Da 5 Bloods' using jazz to frame temporal and emotional landscapes.

 Michel Gondry France

His dreamlike visual style, non-linear narratives, and emphasis on improvisation and spontaneity in filmmaking mirror jazz aesthetics, particularly evident in 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' and his music video work.