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THEME EXPLORATION

color and light

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Persian Series #10
Persian Series #10
2000 · Stan Brakhage
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2026 · David Bickerstaff
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon
1987 · Kon Ichikawa
Bridges-Go-Round 2
Bridges-Go-Round 2
1958 · Shirley Clarke
In the Dark
In the Dark
1996 · Peter Greenaway
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
1977 · Mai Zetterling
To the Night
To the Night
2018 · Peter Brunner
Anger Sees Red
Anger Sees Red
2004 · Kenneth Anger
El sol del membrillo
El sol del membrillo
1992 · Victor Erice
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His films are visual masterpieces defined by saturated colors, neon lighting, and poetic use of light to convey emotion and atmosphere.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His films use natural light, shadow, and color as philosophical instruments to explore memory, time, and the human soul.

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