THEME EXPLORATION

floral symbolism

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Undine
Undine
2020 · Christian Petzold
Blue Propeller
Blue Propeller
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
1977 · Jean Rouch
The Greaser’s Gauntlet
The Greaser’s Gauntlet
1908 · D.W. Griffith
King-Size Woman
King-Size Woman
1965 · Bruce Beresford
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
1977 · Mai Zetterling
Death of Sentiment
Death of Sentiment
1962 · Peter Greenaway
Anger Sees Red
Anger Sees Red
2004 · Kenneth Anger
Beautiful Funerals
Beautiful Funerals
1996 · Stan Brakhage
Song of Victory
Song of Victory
1942 · Frank Tashlin
Royal Blossom
Royal Blossom
2021 · Todor Chapkanov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films use flowers and gardens as meditative spaces that reflect characters' inner emotional states and existential isolation.

 Terrence Malick United States

He employs recurring floral imagery as visual poetry to explore themes of grace, nature's spirituality, and the sublime.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His distinctive visual style saturates films with flower motifs and lush botanicals to symbolize fleeting beauty, romance, and melancholy.