THEME EXPLORATION

observation vs participation

18 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire
1987 · Wim Wenders
Durmiente
Durmiente
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
In the Dirt
In the Dirt
1972 · David Cronenberg
Vers Mathilde
Vers Mathilde
2005 · Claire Denis
Dimanche à Pekin
Dimanche à Pekin
1956 · Chris Marker
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Laughing Times
Laughing Times
1980 · John Woo
So Can I
So Can I
1975 · Abbas Kiarostami
5 Postcards from Capital Cities
5 Postcards from Capital Cities
1967 · Peter Greenaway
Asleep
Asleep
1961 · Stephen Dwoskin
El sol del membrillo
El sol del membrillo
1992 · Victor Erice
Animals and Psychology
Animals and Psychology
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope
1981 · Mrinal Sen
María Teresa and the Brown Dwarf
María Teresa and the Brown Dwarf
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Nature
Nature
2019 · Artavazd Pelechian
Moilsome Toilsome
Moilsome Toilsome
1999 · Stan Brakhage
Elegy to the Visitor From the Revolution
Elegy to the Visitor From the Revolution
2011 · Lav Diaz
The Big Brawl
The Big Brawl
1980 · Robert Clouse
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michael Haneke Austria

His films, particularly 'Funny Games' and 'Cache', force viewers to confront their complicity as passive observers of violence and immorality.

 Chris Marker France

His experimental documentaries like 'Sans Soleil' blur the line between observing reality and participating in its interpretation through montage and narration.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually immersive films like 'In the Mood for Love' transform viewers from distant observers into emotional participants within meticulously composed dreamlike worlds.