THEME EXPLORATION

movement and stillness

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Zweigroschenzauber
Zweigroschenzauber
1929 · Hans Richter
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Bacurau
Bacurau
2019 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Durmiente
Durmiente
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Divine Waters
Divine Waters
1985 · John Waters
Fear Flight
Fear Flight
2016 · Shirley Clarke
Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed
Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed
1948 · Jean Rouch
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Sidney Lumet
“Pop Goes the Easel”
“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell
The Passage
The Passage
1979 · J. Lee Thompson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films use long, static takes and minimal movement to explore the spiritual tension between temporal flow and eternal stillness.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His cinema balances hypnotic stillness with subtle camera movements and transitions, creating meditative spaces where time itself becomes fluid.