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THEME EXPLORATION

artistic materiality

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Primavera
Primavera
2026 · Damiano Michieletto
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
2015 · Peter Greenaway
Vincent the Dutchman
Vincent the Dutchman
1972 · Mai Zetterling
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
Satan’s Brew
Satan’s Brew
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His films obsessively explore the physical textures of time, decay, and material substances—water, rust, fire, stone—as primary aesthetic and philosophical subjects.

Claire Denis → France

She constructs narratives through tactile cinematography and bodily presence, treating fabric, skin, landscape, and light as essential narrative elements rather than mere backgrounds.

Tsai Ming-liang → Taiwan

His work foregrounds architectural materials, urban decay, and the tangible physicality of spaces and bodies, making concrete matter the primary focus of cinematic contemplation.

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