A still from the 2000 film <n>Yi Yi</n>, directed by <n>Edward Yang</n>.

The <n>Franzen Apartment</n> in New York, designed by architect <n>Ulrich Franzen</n> in 1977.

Franzen Apartment, new York, Ulrich Franzen 1977

A still from <n>Wim Wenders</n>' 1987 film "<n>Wings of Desire</n>," featuring actors <n>Otto Sander</n> and <n>Bruno Ganz</n>.

A still from the 1965 film <n>Sevmek Zamanı</n>, directed by <n>Metin Erksan</n>.

A still from <n>Éric Rohmer</n>'s 1980 film, <n>La Femme de l'aviateur</n>.

A still from <n>Krzysztof Kieślowski</n>'s 1994 film, <n>Three Colours: Red</n>.

A still from the 1962 film <n>La Jetée</n> by director <n>Chris Marker</n>.

A still from <n>Hong Sang-soo</n>'s 2017 film <n>On the Beach at Night Alone</n>, featuring <n>Kim Min-hee</n>.

A still from the 1966 film <n>Closely Watched Trains</n> by director <n>Jiří Menzel</n>.

Film still from <n>Wong Kar-wai</n>'s <n>In the Mood for Love</n> (2000) with <n>Tony Leung Chiu-wai</n> and <n>Maggie Cheung</n>.

A scene from the 1980 film <n>Postřižiny</n>, directed by <n>Jiří Menzel</n> and starring <n>Magda Vášáryová</n>.

A film still from <n>Call Me by Your Name</n> (2017), directed by <n>Luca Guadagnino</n>.

A scene from the 1949 film <n>Late Spring</n> by director <n>Yasujiro Ozu</n>.

Actor <n>Kôji Yakusho</n> in <n>Wim Wenders</n>' 2023 film, <n>Perfect Days</n>.

A still from the 2001 film <n>Amélie</n>, directed by <n>Jean-Pierre Jeunet</n>.

<n>Scarlett Johansson</n> in <n>Sofia Coppola</n>'s 2003 film <n>Lost in Translation</n>.

A still of <n>Nastassja Kinski</n> as Jane in the 1984 film <n>Paris, Texas</n>, directed by <n>Wim Wenders</n>.

A still from the 1953 film <n>Tokyo Story</n> by director <n>Yasujirō Ozu</n>.

A still from <n>Jean-Luc Godard</n>'s 1966 film <n>Masculin Féminin</n>.

A still from the 1984 film <n>Paris, Texas</n>, directed by <n>Wim Wenders</n>.

A still from <n>Novella</n>, a short film by director <n>Alexis Hernandez-Roland</n>.

Film director <n>John Cassavetes</n> with his quote on artistry and the courage to fail.

The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light.


— James Baldwin, Nothing Personal

<n>Audrey Tautou</n> in <n>Jean-Pierre Jeunet</n>'s 2001 film, <n>Amélie</n>.

A still from the 1962 short film <n>La Jetée</n> by director <n>Chris Marker</n>.