THEME EXPLORATION

abstract narrative

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rhythmus 23
Rhythmus 23
1923 · Hans Richter
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Fiction
Fiction
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
42 One Dream Rush
42 One Dream Rush
2010 · Harmony Korine & Leos Carax
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
1970 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Act Da Fool
Act Da Fool
2010 · Harmony Korine
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
1969 · Bruce Beresford
Bridges-Go-Round 2
Bridges-Go-Round 2
1958 · Shirley Clarke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films dissolve conventional narrative into meditative explorations of memory, time, and consciousness through long takes and poetic imagery.

 Agnès Varda France

She fragments linear storytelling into lyrical, essayistic pieces that prioritize subjective experience and emotional truth over plot coherence.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His films abandon narrative structure entirely, creating dreamlike accumulations of moments and sensations that challenge viewers' expectations of story and meaning.