Appendix I

Stills from Tsai's Films: Examples of 1) images of water; 2) how the characters are constrained by their physical space.

1. Water flooding from beneath; Rebel of the Neon God	2. Water leaking from the ceiling; The River.
3. Elevator in an partment building; Rebel of the Neon God	4. The mother working in a restaurant elevator; The River.
5. Another elevator, where fantasy occurs; The Hole.	6. An empty apartment for sale; Vive l'Amour.

Appendix II

Stills from Egoyan's films: Examples of how they are obsessed or confined by some videos, a camera, or a certain ritual which serve to replay their memory like a tape.

1. The nuclear family in the psychiast's room, shot by his video camera; Next of Kin.	2. Woman in a video mausoleum, mourning for the dead brother; Speaking Parts.
3. Protagonist playing over and over again the video of a trip he took with his wife to Armenia, through which he is separated from her; Calendar.	4. Protagonist Hera shooting the porn films she examines for her sister; The Adjuster.
5-6. The photos and video of the protagonist's dead wife and daughter; Exotica.