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THEME EXPLORATION

opening day

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cléo from 5 to 7
Cléo from 5 to 7
1962 · Agnès Varda
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Dazed and Confused
Dazed and Confused
1993 · Richard Linklater
Death Day
Death Day
1934 · Sergei Eisenstein
Geu-hu
Geu-hu
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Holiday for Henrietta
Holiday for Henrietta
1952 · Julien Duvivier
A Bear For Punishment
A Bear For Punishment
1951 · Chuck Jones
First May in Moscow
First May in Moscow
1923 · Dziga Vertov
Naked
Naked
2017 · Michael Tiddes
A Taste of Christmas
A Taste of Christmas
2020 · Damián Romay
Queen Margot
Queen Margot
1994 · Patrice Chéreau
Once Upon a Winter's Date
Once Upon a Winter's Date
2017 · Steven R. Monroe
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank Capra → USA

His films celebrate American optimism and new beginnings, with opening sequences that establish hope and possibility as central to the human experience.

Hayao Miyazaki → Japan

His works frequently feature protagonists discovering new worlds and embarking on transformative journeys, treating each film's opening as a portal to wonder and adventure.

Pedro Almodóvar → Spain

His films embrace fresh starts, reinvention, and new chapters in life with vibrant energy, making opening moments celebrations of possibility and change.

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