THEME EXPLORATION

light and reflection

20 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Silent Friend
Silent Friend
2026 · Ildikó Enyedi
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2026 · David Bickerstaff
As Armas e o Povo
As Armas e o Povo
1975 · Glauber Rocha
Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo
1951 · Kon Ichikawa
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 · Akira Kurosawa
Couleur du temps. Berlin, Août 1945
Couleur du temps. Berlin, Août 1945
1987 · Jean Rouch
In the Dark
In the Dark
1996 · Peter Greenaway
To the Night
To the Night
2018 · Peter Brunner
Beautiful Funerals
Beautiful Funerals
1996 · Stan Brakhage
El sol del membrillo
El sol del membrillo
1992 · Victor Erice
Ek Din Achanak
Ek Din Achanak
1989 · Mrinal Sen
Life
Life
1994 · Artavazd Pelechian
Wit
Wit
2001 · Mike Nichols
Jeff Garlin: Our Man in Chicago
Jeff Garlin: Our Man in Chicago
2019 · Christopher Storer
Kiss Me Again
Kiss Me Again
2010 · Gabriele Muccino
Long Story Short
Long Story Short
2015 · May el-Toukhy
The Feast of the Goat
The Feast of the Goat
2006 · Luis Llosa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films use light and reflection as metaphysical tools, capturing spiritual transcendence through water surfaces, windows, and natural illumination.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He employs neon lights, mirrors, and reflective surfaces to create dreamlike atmospheres that explore memory, desire, and the nature of perception.

 László Nemes Hungary

His cinematography uses light and shadow with architectural precision to reflect inner psychological states and witness the unwitnessable.