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THEME EXPLORATION

contemporary composition

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
1983 · Peter Greenaway
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
A Confucian Confusion
A Confucian Confusion
1994 · Edward Yang
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2026 · David Bickerstaff
Visions of Europe
Visions of Europe
2004 · Béla Tarr & Peter Greenaway
Badye, the Storyteller
Badye, the Storyteller
1977 · Jean Rouch
Complexe
Complexe
1964 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Delius: Song of Summer
Delius: Song of Summer
1968 · Ken Russell
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
1972 · Shirley Clarke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson → USA

His films deconstruct contemporary American society through fragmented narratives and layered character studies that reflect modern anxieties and disconnection.

Yorgos Lanthimos → Greece

He creates surreal, formally inventive compositions that reimagine contemporary human relationships and social rituals with darkly comedic precision.

Chloé Zhao → China/USA

Her work uses naturalistic composition and non-professional actors to capture the texture of contemporary American life and economic precarity.

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