THEME EXPLORATION

photographer protagonist

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 · Paul Greengrass
Shrek
Shrek
2001 · Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Afire
Afire
2023 · Christian Petzold
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Andreas Dresen
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928 · William Wyler
A Woman’s Story
A Woman’s Story
1963 · Mikio Naruse
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
Follow the Star
Follow the Star
1978 · John Woo
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Sergei Eisenstein
Her Alibi
Her Alibi
1989 · Bruce Beresford
The Earth Dies Screaming
The Earth Dies Screaming
1964 · Terence Fisher
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Do You Like Hitchcock?
2005 · Dario Argento
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
Blind Fury
Blind Fury
1989 · Phillip Noyce
Come... Kiss... Finished!
Come... Kiss... Finished!
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
Days of Inspector Ambrosio
Days of Inspector Ambrosio
1988 · Sergio Corbucci
Hellboy
Hellboy
2019 · Neil Marshall
Spiritual Fists
Spiritual Fists
1975 · Chang Cheh
Fright Night
Fright Night
2011 · Craig Gillespie
Ju-on: The Grudge
Ju-on: The Grudge
2002 · Takashi Shimizu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His masterpiece 'Blow-Up' centers on a photographer whose obsession with a mysterious photograph unravels reality and perception itself.

 Wim Wenders Germany

Multiple films explore photographers as protagonists ('Wings of Desire' features a photographer discovering truth through images; 'Perfect Days' echoes this obsession with visual capture).

 Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

'Three Colors: Red' features a photographer whose voyeuristic lens reveals hidden human connections and moral complexity.