THEME EXPLORATION

light and water

21 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972 · Bruce Beresford
Making a Splash
Making a Splash
1984 · Peter Greenaway
Coming to America
Coming to America
1988 · John Landis
The God of Day Had Gone Down Upon Him
The God of Day Had Gone Down Upon Him
2000 · Stan Brakhage
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 · Jeff Fowler
Undine
Undine
2020 · Christian Petzold
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2026 · David Bickerstaff
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Fountainhead
Fountainhead
1956 · Masaki Kobayashi
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Nogent, Eldorado du dimanche
Nogent, Eldorado du dimanche
1929 · Marcel Carné
The Water Diary
The Water Diary
2006 · Jane Campion
The Sons of the Water
The Sons of the Water
1959 · Jean Rouch
Water from the Land
Water from the Land
1946 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
El sol del membrillo
El sol del membrillo
1992 · Victor Erice
Hercules Against Karate
Hercules Against Karate
1973 · Antonio Margheriti
The Enemy of the People
The Enemy of the People
1972 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Pearl Button
The Pearl Button
2015 · Patricio Guzmán
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films obsessively explore water and light as metaphysical forces, using extended takes of rain, reflections, and natural luminescence to probe spiritual and philosophical depths.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He orchestrates neon-lit urban landscapes with rain-soaked streets and reflective surfaces, transforming light and water into tools for evoking melancholy, desire, and visual poetry.

 Terrence Malick United States

His films weave together natural light, water imagery, and transcendent cinematography to examine beauty, existence, and humanity's place in nature through a contemplative visual language.