Not exact matches
The
cinematic reference points range from Lubitsch, Murnau, Von Sternberg and famed German silhouette animator, Lotte Reiniger, right
through to Kubrick (particularly The Shining), while the film is said to be primarily inspired by the writings of Austrian literary stylist, Stefan Zweig.
Under the sheen of narrative games and puns and
references both literary and
cinematic, at the center of it all, is a dog, Roxy Miéville, wandering the countryside, beside a lake,
through a woods, a natural world utterly transformed by the phantasmagoric possibilities of digital cinema.
Filtering his unique vision
through a wealth of
cinematic history, his movies are filled with endless
references and allusions to other films.
True North's counterpart, Fantôme Afrique, weaves
cinematic and architectural
references through the rich imagery of urban Ouagadougou, the centre for cinema in Africa, and the arid spaces of rural Burkina Faso, and is punctuated by archival footage from early colonial expeditions and landmark moments in African history.
Berkeley based artist Mario Wagner builds his worlds to incorporate a level of
cinematic intrigue
through the retro futurist sci - fi imagery that speaks to the era from which he draws
reference — a time when futuristic fascination was widespread, space travel was imminent, and the possibilities of technology were limitless.
Referencing the
cinematic work of French film - noir director Jean - Luc Godard
through the title of one of his most famous movies, Le Mépris (Contempt), Mr. Tuymans reflects on the filmmaker's themes of isolation, melancholy and nostalgia in these paintings of murky waters and floats in a flower parade.
A recurring element in her research is the exploration of «otherness», in relation to both sexuality and geographical places, particularly expressed
through the recollection of products of popular culture, e.g.
cinematic images and movies, and
references to artistic heritages such as archaeology and African art.