Tracing the thread…
His films obsessively document the slow degradation of landscapes, buildings, and human consciousness through time, particularly in works like Stalker and The Mirror.
Béla Tarr HungaryHis monochromatic, lengthy takes capture decaying Eastern European towns and the entropy of human relationships with meditative precision in films like Sátántangó.
Michelangelo Antonioni ItalyHe explores psychological and urban decay through modernist landscapes and the dissolution of human connection in works like L'Avventura and Red Desert.