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THEME EXPLORATION

nocturnal wandering

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Fireworks (Archives)
Fireworks (Archives)
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
Il Grido
Il Grido
1957 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Case for a Rookie Hangman
Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970 · Pavel Juráček
Three
Three
1965 · Tadashi Sawashima
Asleep
Asleep
1961 · Stephen Dwoskin
Confucius
Confucius
1940 · Fei Mu
Fireworks
Fireworks
1947 · Kenneth Anger
Joe Glow, the Firefly
Joe Glow, the Firefly
1941 · Chuck Jones
Man Without a Star
Man Without a Star
1955 · King Vidor
Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess
Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess
2006 · Lav Diaz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His neon-soaked cinematography and nocturnal urban settings define the aesthetic of nighttime wandering and emotional drift.

Gaspar Noé → France/Argentina

He explores the psychology of nocturnal journeys through cities, particularly in films like 'Irréversible' and 'Enter the Void' with disorienting nighttime narratives.

David Fincher → United States

His meticulous use of darkness and night sequences in films like 'Se7en' and 'Zodiac' captures the paranoia and obsession inherent in nocturnal exploration.

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