I have stolen so much from Tarkovsky over the years... - Lars Von Trier
I admit that some of what you're about to see below is totally coincidental and forced on my part. But nevertheless - you have to admit that these comparisons do look interesting next to each other.
Notice the framing & composition of the child tilting his head towards the camera in
Nostalghia next to the opening scene from
Gone Girl or the placement of the dog in
On The Beach Alone At Night...
The scenes in
Onibaba could very well just be a coincidence but they do look similar to the scenes in
Ivan’s Childhood which did come before it.
And I don’t even think it’s up for debate when it comes to the well scene in
The Element Of Crime (see Lars Von Trier’s quote at the start of this piece)
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| Nostalghia / Gone Girl |
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| Ivan's Childhood / Onibaba |
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| Ivan's Childhood / The Element Of Crime |
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| Solaris Electric Relaxation |
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| Solaris / LK de L'Hotel Moscou |
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| Solaris / The Addiction |
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| Solaris / Song To Song |
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| Nostalghia / On The Beach Alone At Night |
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| Solaris / The Empty Box |
