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THEME EXPLORATION

surrealism and abstraction

21 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Film ist Rhythmus: Rhythmus 21
Film ist Rhythmus: Rhythmus 21
1921 · Hans Richter
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Footprints
Footprints
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Eraserhead
Eraserhead
1976 · David Lynch
Belle de jour
Belle de jour
1967 · Luis Buñuel
Charleston
Charleston
1927 · Jean Renoir
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
2010 · Sergei Eisenstein
Garden of Luxor
Garden of Luxor
1973 · Derek Jarman
Giraffe Football or “The Alternative”
Giraffe Football or “The Alternative”
1973 · Jean Rouch
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
1963 · Bruce Beresford
Lion’s Mouth
Lion’s Mouth
2000 · Ken Russell
Love Has No Bounds
Love Has No Bounds
1998 · Paolo Sorrentino
Ten Nights of Dreams
Ten Nights of Dreams
2007 · Kon Ichikawa & Takashi Shimizu
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
The Strange Pair
The Strange Pair
1988 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Case for a Rookie Hangman
Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970 · Pavel Juráček
Free Fall
Free Fall
1964 · Arthur Lipsett
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luis Buñuel → Spain

Pioneer of surrealist cinema who blended dreamlike logic with social critique, creating hallucinatory narratives that defy rational interpretation.

David Lynch → United States

Master of psychological surrealism who constructs abstract, non-linear narratives where the subconscious and reality collide in deeply unsettling ways.

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