THEME EXPLORATION

geometric movement

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Film ist Rhythmus: Rhythmus 21
Film ist Rhythmus: Rhythmus 21
1921 · Hans Richter
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Bacurau
Bacurau
2019 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Divine Waters
Divine Waters
1985 · John Waters
Mobile Men
Mobile Men
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fear Flight
Fear Flight
2016 · Shirley Clarke
Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed
Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed
1948 · Jean Rouch
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Sidney Lumet
Pátio
Pátio
1959 · Glauber Rocha
“Pop Goes the Easel”
“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stan Brakhage United States

Experimental filmmaker whose work deconstructs visual perception through rapid montage, scratched film, and geometric abstraction to reveal movement as pure visual rhythm.

 Michel Gondry France

Director celebrated for innovative use of geometric composition, stop-motion, and visual effects that treat spatial movement and architectural forms as central narrative elements.