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THEME EXPLORATION

autobiographical documentation

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
1959 · François Truffaut
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Chocolat
Chocolat
1988 · Claire Denis
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
24 Frames Per Second
24 Frames Per Second
1977 · Shirley Clarke
Another Telepathic Thing
Another Telepathic Thing
2015 · Jonathan Demme
Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River
1950 · Jean Rouch
Children (, short
Children (, short
1976 · Terence Davies
Concrete Grandma
Concrete Grandma
1986 · Mai Zetterling
Diary of the Dead
Diary of the Dead
2007 · George A. Romero
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda → France

Continuously wove her own life, memories, and reflections into her films, treating cinema as a personal essay medium to document her aging, relationships, and creative journey.

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