Sightlines · a concept

lyrical abstraction

light defined by its struggle with *white/the void* (not shadow).

On screen: white/luminous fields, alternation of light and white, the spiritual alternative.

34 films in the collection register this concept · in the glossary

Deleuze’s own examples

DShanghai Express1932DThe Scarlet Empress1934

Across the collection

Faust1926Dishonored1931Mädchen in Uniform1931Vampyr1932White Heat1949The Innocents1961Wavelength19672001: A Space Odyssey1968Valerie and Her Week of Wonders1970Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977The Ascent1977Babette's Feast1987Wings of Desire1987Born on the Fourth of July1989Defending Your Life1991The Nightmare Before Christmas1993Three Colors: White1994Swallowtail Butterfly1996Ratcatcher1999The Man Who Wasn't There2001Insomnia2002The Matrix Revolutions2003The New World2005Sunshine2007Twilight2008Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 22011Life of Pi2012Moonage Daydream2022The Zone of Interest2023Drawing Closer2024Frankenstein2025Disclosure Day2026