Paul Bowles' novels are often set in Northern Africa where he settled with his wife, Jane, in the late 1940s. They investigate the sometimes tragic consequences of dislocation from one's own cultural context; in "The Sheltering Sky", for example, a husband/wife/friend trio set out on a journey throug

Existentialist literature, Hallucinatory, Rebel, Self-reflection

Collage, Composed, Ebullient, Geometric, Hallucinatory, Psychedelic, Repetition, Surreal

A member of the legendary Cahiers quintet, Jacques Rivette was a critic before a filmmaker. Reading his early criticism, though, it’s clear he thought in images from the start, even in words, emphasizing closed complex circuits of mise-en-scene, the better to form meaning. However, he trains one ey

Absurd, Charming, Conceptual, Death, Enigmatic, Event, Excessive, Feminine, Figurative, Functional, Grotesque, Hallucinatory, Layered, Loose, Manic, Paranoid, Playful, Polychromatic, Quirky, Sardonic, Saturated, Self-reflection, Sexy, Spectral, Whimsical

Absurd, Anime & manga, Charming, Clever, Collage, Composed, Conceptual, Cool, Dissonant, Ebullient, Electronic, Epic, Figurative, Grand, Gritty, Hallucinatory, Hi-tech, Overflowing, Perceptual, Physical force, Rhythmic, Serene, Severe