THEME EXPLORATION

artistic pursuit

12 films · 2 directors

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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
Young Man with a Horn
Young Man with a Horn
1950 · Michael Curtiz
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
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
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
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Chazelle USA

His films like *Whiplash* and *La La Land* intensely explore the obsessive dedication, sacrifice, and personal cost required to achieve artistic excellence.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

Throughout his career, he examines the struggle between artistic vision and commercial pressures, most explicitly in *Spirited Away* and *Kiki's Delivery Service*.