Tracing the thread…
His films like *Nightcrawler* and *Se7en* obsessively explore the psychological and moral landscapes of nocturnal urban settings and nighttime surveillance.
Wong Kar-wai Hong KongHe transforms neon-lit nighttime cityscapes into poetic stages for chance encounters and romantic collisions between isolated urban souls.
Michelangelo Antonioni ItalyHis films like *L'Avventura* and *L'Eclisse* use twilight and nocturnal settings to examine alienation and the strange encounters between disconnected modern individuals.