

The Thoughts That Once We Had
2015, English. Directed by Thom Andersen.
One of America’s foremost practitioners of the essay film presents a major new work inspired by the writings of Gilles Deleuze on cinema. Andersen’s The Thoughts That Once We Had is a richly layered journey through cinematic history, masterfully edited as it playfully moves across decades and genres, and suffused at every turn by the renowned filmmaker and critic’s lifelong passion for the movies.
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- 6 March 2015
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The Thoughts That Once We Had isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 March 2015. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Thoughts That Once We Had?
The Thoughts That Once We Had (2015) was directed by Thom Andersen.