THEME EXPLORATION

nocturnal behavior

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Fireworks (Archives)
Fireworks (Archives)
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Auto Focus
Auto Focus
2002 · Paul Schrader
Ugly Story
Ugly Story
2026 · L. Pranava Swaroop
Claro
Claro
1975 · Glauber Rocha
The Escape
The Escape
1914 · D.W. Griffith
All’onorevole piacciono le donne (Nonostante le apparenze…e purché la nazione non lo sappia)
All’onorevole piacciono le donne (Nonostante le apparenze…e purché la nazione non lo sappia)
1972 · Lucio Fulci
Animal Altruism
Animal Altruism
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
Asleep
Asleep
1961 · Stephen Dwoskin
Fin N’ Catty
Fin N’ Catty
1943 · Chuck Jones
Too Young to Love
Too Young to Love
1960 · Muriel Box
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like Nightcrawler and Se7en obsessively explore the psychological darkness and moral corruption hidden within nocturnal urban landscapes.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He masterfully captures the visual poetry and emotional isolation of nighttime cityscapes, making darkness central to intimate human encounters in films like In the Mood for Love.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His contemplative approach to cinema frequently depicts nocturnal scenes as spaces where memory, loneliness, and hidden desires unfold with poetic restraint.