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THEME EXPLORATION

perception and vision

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Killer
The Killer
1989 · John Woo
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026 · Malcolm Venville
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
Raja Shivaji
Raja Shivaji
2026 · Riteish Deshmukh
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2026 · David Bickerstaff
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch → United States

His surrealist narratives blur reality and perception, forcing viewers to question what they see and reconstruct fragmented visual experiences.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His meditative cinema uses extended takes and visual poetry to explore how we perceive time, memory, and the metaphysical dimensions of existence.

Abbas Kiarostami → Iran

His films deconstruct the act of looking itself, questioning the relationship between observer and observed through innovative use of frames within frames and ambiguous visual narratives.

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