THEME EXPLORATION

sound and silence

14 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In the Area of Height A
In the Area of Height A
1941 · Dziga Vertov
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Goodbye Julia
Goodbye Julia
2026 · Mohamed Kordofani
Malee and the Boy
Malee and the Boy
1999 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Lisbon Story
Lisbon Story
1994 · Wim Wenders
Ayorou Singing Stones
Ayorou Singing Stones
1968 · Jean Rouch
Mother Machree
Mother Machree
1928 · John Ford
Paramount on Parade
Paramount on Parade
1930 · Dorothy Arzner
Ingrid Caven: Music and Voice
Ingrid Caven: Music and Voice
2012 · Bertrand Bonello
Four American Composers: John Cage
Four American Composers: John Cage
1983 · Peter Greenaway
When a River Becomes the Sea
When a River Becomes the Sea
2025 · Pere Vilà Barceló
Paloma herida
Paloma herida
1963 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films use prolonged silence and ambient sound as spiritual and contemplative forces, making silence itself a character that reveals profound truths.

 Béla Tarr Hungary

He employs sparse dialogue, environmental sounds, and stretches of silence to create a hypnotic visual and sonic landscape that intensifies emotional weight.

 David Lynch United States

He masterfully orchestrates unsettling ambient sound design with sudden silence to create psychological tension and explore the uncanny beneath everyday life.