THEME EXPLORATION

visual poetry

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Poetry
Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong
Persian Series #5
Persian Series #5
1999 · Stan Brakhage
Youth・Cloud
Youth・Cloud
1957 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Film ist Rhythmus: Rhythmus 21
Film ist Rhythmus: Rhythmus 21
1921 · Hans Richter
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
Art Through Our Eyes
Art Through Our Eyes
2016 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Untitled: New Blue
Untitled: New Blue
1995 · Paul Schrader
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ellen Kuras USA · New Jersey

Light and color articulate emotion; camera inhabits spaces between bodies and moments.

 Sergei Parajanov USSR [now Republic of Georgia] · Tiflis

Arranges human bodies and vibrant tableaux as sacred icons defying ideological constraints.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films transform cinema into meditative visual poetry through long, contemplative shots that explore time, memory, and the spiritual dimension of existence.