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THEME EXPLORATION

modernism and abstract art

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Rhythmus 23
Rhythmus 23
1923 · Hans Richter
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
1969 · Bruce Beresford
Le Mystère Picasso
Le Mystère Picasso
1956 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
2010 · Sergei Eisenstein
“Pop Goes the Easel”
“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
1972 · Shirley Clarke
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
1981 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Stairs 1 Geneva
Stairs 1 Geneva
1994 · Peter Greenaway
Art Talent Show
Art Talent Show
2022 · Adéla Komrzý & Tomáš Bojar
Coupling
Coupling
1999 · Stan Brakhage
Ocaña, retrat intermitent
Ocaña, retrat intermitent
1978 · Ventura Pons
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein → Soviet Union

Pioneer of montage theory who deconstructed narrative through abstract visual composition and geometric editing to create meaning.

Stan Brakhage → United States

Experimental filmmaker who abandoned conventional narrative entirely, creating pure visual abstraction through light, color, and camera movement.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

Modernist director who merged surrealist aesthetics with fragmented narratives, challenging representational cinema through symbolic and abstract visual language.

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