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THEME EXPLORATION

light and shadow

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2026 · David Bickerstaff
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon
1987 · Kon Ichikawa
In the Dark
In the Dark
1996 · Peter Greenaway
To the Night
To the Night
2018 · Peter Brunner
Beautiful Funerals
Beautiful Funerals
1996 · Stan Brakhage
El sol del membrillo
El sol del membrillo
1992 · Victor Erice
Herbie
Herbie
1966 · George Lucas
Meurtrière
Meurtrière
2015 · Philippe Grandrieux
The Woman with Two Heads
The Woman with Two Heads
1977 · Shuji Terayama
Moongirl
Moongirl
2005 · Henry Selick
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

Explored light and shadow as metaphors for faith, doubt, and the human condition in films like *The Seventh Seal* and *Through a Glass Darkly*.

Zhang Yimou → China

Masterfully uses shadow and light to convey emotion and political tension in visually stunning works like *Raise the Red Lantern* and *Hero*.

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