THEME EXPLORATION

mechanical imagery

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Filmstudie
Filmstudie
1926 · Hans Richter
A Dedicated Machine
A Dedicated Machine
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
“Dante’s Inferno”
“Dante’s Inferno”
1967 · Ken Russell
Garden of Luxor
Garden of Luxor
1973 · Derek Jarman
Idlers That Work
Idlers That Work
1949 · Lindsay Anderson
School in the Crosshairs
School in the Crosshairs
1981 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
1981 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Sentimental Romance
Sentimental Romance
1931 · Sergei Eisenstein
Trafic
Trafic
1971 · Jacques Tati
A TV Dante
A TV Dante
1990 · Peter Greenaway
My New Picture
My New Picture
2007 · Bertrand Bonello
6-18-67
6-18-67
1967 · George Lucas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Walter Lang Germany

His masterpiece 'Metropolis' features iconic mechanical imagery of robots and industrial dystopia as central to its narrative and visual language.

 Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom

In 'Modern Times,' he brilliantly satirizes mechanization and industrial dehumanization through his physical comedy and the iconic assembly line sequences.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films obsessively explore the fusion of human flesh with machines and technology, creating disturbing and fascinating mechanical imagery throughout his career.