THEME EXPLORATION

poetry retreat

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Poetry
Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong
Flowers & Banana Wind
Flowers & Banana Wind
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Gosford Park
Gosford Park
2001 · Robert Altman
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
2010 · Sergei Eisenstein
Clouds of Glory
Clouds of Glory
1978 · Ken Russell
Paterson
Paterson
2016 · Jim Jarmusch
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Ne touchez pas la hache
Ne touchez pas la hache
2007 · Jacques Rivette
T-shi no gogo
T-shi no gogo
1962 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
1:42.08
1:42.08
1966 · George Lucas
Age Is...
Age Is...
2012 · Stephen Dwoskin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films are meditative visual poems that explore philosophical and spiritual themes through long takes and poetic imagery, creating a cinema that functions as pure poetry.

 Terrence Malick United States

His lyrical, impressionistic filmmaking style prioritizes poetic voice-over, natural imagery, and emotional truth over narrative, transforming cinema into an introspective retreat.