THEME EXPLORATION

light and reflection

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Silent Friend
Silent Friend
2026 · Ildikó Enyedi
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2026 · David Bickerstaff
As Armas e o Povo
As Armas e o Povo
1975 · Glauber Rocha
Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo
1951 · Kon Ichikawa
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 · Akira Kurosawa
Couleur du temps. Berlin, Août 1945
Couleur du temps. Berlin, Août 1945
1987 · Jean Rouch
In the Dark
In the Dark
1996 · Peter Greenaway
Qui je suis
Qui je suis
1996 · Bertrand Bonello
To the Night
To the Night
2018 · Peter Brunner
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films use light and reflection as spiritual and philosophical tools, exploring consciousness through luminous water, mirrors, and natural illumination.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

He employs stark, reflected light and shadow to examine moral and psychological states, making visual contrast a narrative device.

 Christopher Nolan United Kingdom

His work obsessively explores reflection through narrative structure, light-based cinematography, and themes of memory and perception mirrored in form.