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THEME EXPLORATION

mime and choreography

9 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Winter Garden
Winter Garden
1972 · David Cronenberg
Vers Mathilde
Vers Mathilde
2005 · Claire Denis
Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise
1945 · Marcel Carné
A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton
A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton
2016 · Shirley Clarke
Rosa
Rosa
1992 · Peter Greenaway
Further and Particular
Further and Particular
1988 · Stephen Dwoskin
Liza with a Z
Liza with a Z
1972 · Bob Fosse
The Process
The Process
1972 · Stan Brakhage
Black Tights
Black Tights
1961 · Terence Young
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati → France

Pioneered visual comedy through mime and physical choreography, using the body as primary storytelling device in films like Playtime and Mon Oncle.

Charlie Chaplin → United Kingdom

Mastered silent film through elaborate mime and precisely choreographed movement, creating iconic physical performances in Modern Times and City Lights.

Buster Keaton → United States

Revolutionized physical comedy through meticulously choreographed stunts and deadpan mime expression, blending bodily movement with spatial geometry in films like Sherlock Jr.

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