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language

11 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Português - A Língua do Brasil
Português - A Língua do Brasil
2007 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire
1941 · Howard Hawks
L’Enfant sauvage
L’Enfant sauvage
1970 · François Truffaut
The Word
The Word
2022 · Paul Cannon & Alex Cannon
Què t’hi jugues, Mari Pili?
Què t’hi jugues, Mari Pili?
1990 · Ventura Pons
French for Beginners
French for Beginners
2006 · Christian Ditter
Granny's Got Talent
Granny's Got Talent
2015 · Shin Han-sol
Patient Zero
Patient Zero
2018 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
The Wind Cannot Read
The Wind Cannot Read
1958 · Ralph Thomas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jean-Luc Godard →

Deconstructs cinema itself through fragmented narratives, self-reflexive techniques, and radical formal experimentation.

Qin Xiaoyu → China

Merges poetic sensibility with cinematic form to explore dialect and cultural identity.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His films use language sparingly, instead creating meaning through visual poetry, silence, and the spaces between words to explore human consciousness and communication.

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