THEME EXPLORATION

Islamic architecture

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Promise, Architect BV Doshi
The Promise, Architect BV Doshi
2026 · Jan Schmidt-Garre
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou
1970 · Jean Rouch
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Bridges-Go-Round 1
Bridges-Go-Round 1
1958 · Shirley Clarke
Kyoto
Kyoto
1969 · Kon Ichikawa
Le mura di Sana’a
Le mura di Sana’a
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Nakasendo
Nakasendo
1963 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Bible
The Bible
1977 · Marcel Carné
Peopling The Palaces
Peopling The Palaces
2007 · Peter Greenaway
Where the Boys Are
Where the Boys Are
2009 · Bertrand Bonello
Eaux d’artifice
Eaux d’artifice
1953 · Kenneth Anger
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His meditative visual style captures Islamic architectural spaces with particular attention in films exploring historical and cultural landscapes across Asia.