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sound film technology

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In the Area of Height A
In the Area of Height A
1941 · Dziga Vertov
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6
2014 · Chris Williams & Don Hall
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
Malee and the Boy
Malee and the Boy
1999 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
2026 · Gore Verbinski
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Walter Lang → Germany

Pioneered the transition from silent to sound cinema with 'M' (1931), using sound as a primary narrative tool to create psychological tension and explore the relationship between image and audio.

Jean-Luc Godard → France

Constantly interrogated sound film technology through experimental techniques, treating dialogue and audio as malleable elements equal to or independent from visual composition.

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