Tracing the thread…
His films use bold, saturated color palettes as emotional and psychological tools, particularly evident in 'Suspiria' and 'Call Me By Your Name'.
Wong Kar-wai Hong KongHe pioneered radical color grading and manipulation to create dreamlike, visually experimental narratives that prioritize chromatic beauty over naturalism.
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/RussiaHe treated color as a meditative, philosophical element, using muted tones and selective color to create transcendent visual experiences in films like 'Stalker'.