THEME EXPLORATION

nocturnal encounters

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
I Am the Other Woman
I Am the Other Woman
2006 · Margarethe von Trotta
Fireworks (Archives)
Fireworks (Archives)
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
11 Minutes
11 Minutes
2015 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3
2012 · Barry Sonnenfeld
5×2
5×2
2004 · François Ozon
Before Sunrise
Before Sunrise
1995 · Richard Linklater
Geuk-jang-jeon
Geuk-jang-jeon
2005 · Hong Sang-soo
Last Tango in Paris
Last Tango in Paris
1972 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Haruka, Nostalgia
Haruka, Nostalgia
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
La Venexiana (The Venetian Woman
La Venexiana (The Venetian Woman
1986 · Mauro Bolognini
Rio, I Love You
Rio, I Love You
2014 · Paolo Sorrentino
Six in Paris
Six in Paris
1965 · Jean Rouch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His neo-noir thrillers like *Zodiac* and *Se7en* obsessively explore the psychological darkness of nocturnal investigations and encounters between hunter and hunted.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually intoxicating films like *Chungking Express* and *In the Mood for Love* transform neon-lit nights into spaces of chance meetings, longing, and ephemeral human connections.

 Molly Manning Walker USA

His crime dramas *Heat* and *Collateral* use nighttime urban landscapes as the stage for intense encounters between men operating in moral gray zones, shot with stunning nocturnal cinematography.