A heartbreaking tale set in feudal Japan, and one of the most refined works ever. The film’s ethereal compositions and painterly double exposures feel timeless. Mizoguchi’s legendary long, fluid camera movements turn nature into pure cinema.

My favorite forever from everyone’s mentor: handmade, poetic, and impossible to imitate.

A hypnotic abstract journey made entirely of hand-painted frames. The film feels closer to a scientific or cosmic phenomenon than to traditional cinema, transforming pure color and motion into something so sensorial.

Massive reference from two pioneers of experimental cinema. This film is a radical exploration of colors.

He is a genius, and it’s hard to pick just one, since almost every film he made is equally beautiful. Romantic fever and tragic poetry.

I will always be nostalgic for the first time I saw those painted sets, knowing I’ll never see a better film set than this.

The first time I saw a film collage. Through montage and his distinctive documentary approach, Marker invented a new form of cinematic diary.

Through silence and landscapes, the game builds a unique sense of time, space, and contemplation.