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THEME EXPLORATION

personification of abstract concepts

11 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rhythmus 23
Rhythmus 23
1923 · Hans Richter
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
1969 · Bruce Beresford
Bridges-Go-Round 2
Bridges-Go-Round 2
1958 · Shirley Clarke
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
2010 · Sergei Eisenstein
Complexe
Complexe
1964 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Le Mystère Picasso
Le Mystère Picasso
1956 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Collateral Beauty
Collateral Beauty
2016 · David Frankel
Genius Party Beyond
Genius Party Beyond
2008 · Mahiro Maeda
Hilma
Hilma
2022 · Lasse Hallström
The Clink of Ice
The Clink of Ice
2010 · Bertrand Blier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His films embody time, memory, and spiritual yearning as living presences that shape human consciousness and struggle.

Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

He visualizes death, faith, and existential doubt as characters themselves, engaging directly with the human soul through personified abstractions.

David Lynch → United States

His surreal narratives give form to fear, desire, and the unconscious mind as tangible forces that inhabit and corrupt everyday reality.

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