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Try "Before the Rain" (a Macedonian film from 1995-96, Mankievits)... Also some docs by Jean Rouch. The masterfilm of variation, I feel that is VERTIGO. Also, see MARKER'S "SANS SOLEIL" On 11/2/06, David Smedberg <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dan, > > I found the contrast of _Rashomon_ to the Yimou Zhang's 2002 martial arts > movie _Hero_ to be thought-provoking. _Rashomon_ contains multiple > retellings of the same story from different viewpoints, but never resolves > the question of "who's right"; in a sense, each retelling exists separately > from all the others. Meanwhile, _Hero_ progresses through the multiple > retellings of the story to get closer and closer to the truth of the matter > - each subsequent retelling is a challenge to the previous one. > > David Smedberg > > :From: Daniel Barnett <[log in to unmask]> > :Subject: theme and variations > > :Esteemed colleagues: > :I am looking for examples of films that are structured by the statement of > a > :theme followed by variations - ala Kurosawa's Rashomon, or Greenaway's > :Prospero's Books, or Pillow Book - narrative or lyrical, mainstream or > fringe. > > :Thanks in advance. > :Dan Barnett > > * > * > Film-Philosophy Email Discussion Salon. > After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are > replying to. > To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: > [log in to unmask] > For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon. > ** > > * * Film-Philosophy Email Discussion Salon. After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to. To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon. **