Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Ten films that bend, stretch and play with time, from Citizen Kane to Memento

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Nathan Abrams, Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University

The festive season can have a strange effect on our perception of time. Days blur together, hours stretch or vanish, and a sense of timelessness sets in. So, what better period to enjoy films that help us to reflect on time itself?

From mind-bending narratives to meditative explorations on time’s passage, these films are perfect for losing yourself – and finding new perspectives on time.

1. Citizen Kane (1941)

Orson Welles’ cinematic masterpiece doesn’t just tell the story of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, it fragments it. It begins with Kane’s death and…

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