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THEME EXPLORATION

double-printing technique

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
…Reel Four
…Reel Four
1998 · Stan Brakhage
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
1992 · David Lynch
Auto Focus
Auto Focus
2002 · Paul Schrader
Belle de jour
Belle de jour
1967 · Luis Buñuel
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific
1942 · John Huston
Billion Dollar Brain
Billion Dollar Brain
1967 · Ken Russell
Complexe
Complexe
1964 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
1966 · Jean Rouch
Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy
1999 · Bruce Beresford
Hand of Death
Hand of Death
1976 · John Woo
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
2001 · Bertrand Tavernier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jean-Luc Godard → France

Pioneered experimental double-exposure and multiple image layering to deconstruct narrative and explore the materiality of cinema itself.

Stan Brakhage → United States

Extensively used optical printing and double-printing to create hallucinatory abstract visions and challenge conventional cinematic representation.

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