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THEME EXPLORATION

light and water

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972 · Bruce Beresford
Making a Splash
Making a Splash
1984 · Peter Greenaway
Coming to America
Coming to America
1988 · John Landis
The God of Day Had Gone Down Upon Him
The God of Day Had Gone Down Upon Him
2000 · Stan Brakhage
Black Knight
Black Knight
2001 · Gil Junger
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada
2006 · David Frankel
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 · Jeff Fowler
Undine
Undine
2020 · Christian Petzold
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2026 · David Bickerstaff
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His films obsessively explore water and light as metaphysical forces, most profoundly in 'Mirror' and 'Stalker' where they become vehicles for spiritual contemplation.

Terrence Malick → United States

Light suffuses every frame of his work as a divine presence, while water appears as a transformative element representing grace and the flow of human experience.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His visual style weaponizes light and water to create dreamlike atmospheres where neon reflections in rain become the primary language of emotion and memory.

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