THEME EXPLORATION

cinema and imagination

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
Le court des grands
Le court des grands
2005 · Terry Gilliam
Marquitta
Marquitta
1927 · Jean Renoir
North of Hudson Bay
North of Hudson Bay
1923 · John Ford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films transform imagination into visually stunning worlds where fantasy and reality seamlessly intertwine, celebrating the power of imagination to transcend everyday limitations.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

He masterfully blends dark imagination with fairy tale logic, creating fantastical creatures and worlds that explore how imagination helps us process reality and find beauty in darkness.

 Michel Gondry France

His films use practical effects and visual creativity to externalize internal imagination, showing how cinema itself is the ultimate tool for making the imaginary tangible and emotionally resonant.