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THEME EXPLORATION

abstract forms

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Persian Series #5
Persian Series #5
1999 · Stan Brakhage
Rhythmus 23
Rhythmus 23
1923 · Hans Richter
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
1969 · Bruce Beresford
Bridges-Go-Round 2
Bridges-Go-Round 2
1958 · Shirley Clarke
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
2010 · Sergei Eisenstein
Complexe
Complexe
1964 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Le Mystère Picasso
Le Mystère Picasso
1956 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Collateral Beauty
Collateral Beauty
2016 · David Frankel
6-18-67
6-18-67
1967 · George Lucas
Genius Party Beyond
Genius Party Beyond
2008 · Mahiro Maeda
Hilma
Hilma
2022 · Lasse Hallström
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Paul Verhoeven → Netherlands

Creates immersive installations and films using geometric patterns, light, and color to explore pure abstraction and perceptual experience.

Stan Brakhage → United States

Pioneer of experimental cinema who abandoned narrative entirely to create films of pure visual abstraction through hand-painted frames and light manipulation.

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