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THEME EXPLORATION

photography and memory

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shadows from Light
Shadows from Light
1983 · Stephen Dwoskin
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Quiet Mourning
Quiet Mourning
2012 · Anonymous Fixture
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
Yi Yi
Yi Yi
2000 · Edward Yang
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting
2008 · Wim Wenders
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chris Marker → France

His experimental masterpiece 'La Jetée' uses still photography to explore how images construct memory and time itself.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His films treat cinema as a visual medium for capturing fleeting moments and the poetic texture of memory through long, contemplative shots.

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