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THEME EXPLORATION

ritualistic movement

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Zweigroschenzauber
Zweigroschenzauber
1929 · Hans Richter
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Bacurau
Bacurau
2019 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Divine Waters
Divine Waters
1985 · John Waters
Mobile Men
Mobile Men
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fear Flight
Fear Flight
2016 · Shirley Clarke
Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed
Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed
1948 · Jean Rouch
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Sidney Lumet
“Pop Goes the Easel”
“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell
The Passage
The Passage
1979 · J. Lee Thompson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His films feature hypnotic, meditative pacing and repetitive movements that transform mundane actions into spiritual rituals of contemplation.

Michael Haneke → Austria

His precise direction emphasizes ritualistic patterns of behavior and repetitive domestic routines that expose the underlying violence and control in human relationships.

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