THEME EXPLORATION

retrospective

10 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
1969 · Bruce Beresford
Touch Wood
Touch Wood
1980 · Gillian Armstrong
Where Are You, Bertrand Bonello?
Where Are You, Bertrand Bonello?
2014 · Bertrand Bonello
In Camera
In Camera
2023 · Claire Laborey
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
2009 · Spike Lee
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
2001 · Kenny Ortega
Stardust Memories
Stardust Memories
1980 · Woody Allen
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
1979 · Chuck Jones
Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio
Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio
2024 · Jonas Åkerlund
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
2023 · Neo Sora
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like Mirror and Stalker construct deeply introspective retrospectives of memory, history, and personal mythology through long meditative sequences.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visual style obsessively revisits and reframes nostalgic moments, particularly in In the Mood for Love, creating retrospective narratives drenched in melancholy.

 François Truffaut France

His Antoine Doinel series and films like The 400 Blows exemplify retrospective cinema by examining memory, cinema history, and personal biography with tender self-reflection.