THEME EXPLORATION

memory and documentation

37 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Germaine et ses copains
Germaine et ses copains
1996 · Jean Rouch
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Quiet Mourning
Quiet Mourning
2012 · Anonymous Fixture
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Tony Richardson
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
Marshal Tito's Spirit
Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan
Men Don’t Cry
Men Don’t Cry
2017 · Alen Drljević
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920 · —
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
24 City
24 City
2008 · Jia Zhangke
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Millennium Actress
Millennium Actress
2026 · Satoshi Kon
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
The Last Viking
The Last Viking
2025 · Anders Thomas Jensen
The Day She Returns
The Day She Returns
2026 · Hong Sang-soo
The Marked Woman
The Marked Woman
2026 · Gabe Ibáñez
A Song for Tomorrow
A Song for Tomorrow
1948 · Terence Fisher
Concrete Grandma
Concrete Grandma
1986 · Mai Zetterling
Confession
Confession
1968 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Dimanche à Pekin
Dimanche à Pekin
1956 · Chris Marker
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chris Marker France

His experimental films like 'La Jetée' and 'Sans Soleil' directly interrogate how memory, photography, and film function as tools for documenting human experience across time.

 Agnès Varda France

Her documentary and autobiographical works, particularly 'The Beaches of Agnès,' use cinema as a personal archive, blending memory, documentation, and visual essay to explore time and identity.