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THEME EXPLORATION

art and violence

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
“Pop Goes the Easel”
“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
1972 · Shirley Clarke
Stairs 1 Geneva
Stairs 1 Geneva
1994 · Peter Greenaway
Art Talent Show
Art Talent Show
2022 · Adéla Komrzý & Tomáš Bojar
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
1981 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Ocaña, retrat intermitent
Ocaña, retrat intermitent
1978 · Ventura Pons
Bound by Honor
Bound by Honor
1993 · Taylor Hackford
Pittsburgh Trilogy
Pittsburgh Trilogy
1983 · Peggy Ahwesh
Destricted
Destricted
2006 · Gaspar Noé & Marco Brambilla
Hilma
Hilma
2022 · Lasse Hallström
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Leone → Italy

His Spaghetti Westerns transform violence into operatic visual poetry, elevating brutal gunfights into profound meditations on morality and consequence.

Stanley Kubrick → United States

He dissects violence through meticulous cinematography and sound design, forcing viewers to confront both the beauty and horror of human aggression in films like *A Clockwork Orange* and *Full Metal Jacket*.

Park Chan-wook → South Korea

His stylistically stunning films like *Oldboy* and *The Handmaiden* explore violence as a corrupting aesthetic force while questioning the moral implications of vengeance and artistic spectacle.

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