THEME EXPLORATION

visual artistry

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Persian Series #5
Persian Series #5
1999 · Stan Brakhage
Peepshow
Peepshow
1956 · Ken Russell
Film ist Rhythmus: Rhythmus 21
Film ist Rhythmus: Rhythmus 21
1921 · Hans Richter
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
Art Through Our Eyes
Art Through Our Eyes
2016 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Abus de faiblesse
Abus de faiblesse
2013 · Catherine Breillat
Untitled: New Blue
Untitled: New Blue
1995 · Paul Schrader
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
2010 · Sergei Eisenstein
Complexe
Complexe
1964 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Il bidone
Il bidone
1955 · Federico Fellini
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Bible
The Bible
1977 · Marcel Carné
The Colours
The Colours
1976 · Abbas Kiarostami
Crossing the Line
Crossing the Line
2008 · Peter Jackson
Kino-Week No. 24
Kino-Week No. 24
1918 · Dziga Vertov
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
1974 · Phillip Noyce
Perceptual Learning
Perceptual Learning
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films are meditative visual poems that transform ordinary landscapes and light into profound philosophical statements through meticulous compositional control.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He pioneers a distinctive visual language using saturated colors, unconventional framing, and kinetic camera work to express emotion and atmosphere over narrative.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

He revolutionized cinema as a visual medium through dynamic mise-en-scène, innovative use of weather and shadow, and composition that influences cinematography worldwide.