THEME EXPLORATION

American Cinema

23 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Brussels Loops
Brussels Loops
1958 · Shirley Clarke
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Le Petit chaperon rouge
Le Petit chaperon rouge
1929 · Jean Renoir
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
1995 · Nagisa Oshima
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
1990 · Zhang Yimou
El perquè de tot plegat
El perquè de tot plegat
1994 · Ventura Pons
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Kino-week
Kino-week
1918 · Dziga Vertov
La rosa blanca
La rosa blanca
1954 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Symphony of Lianhua
Symphony of Lianhua
1937 · Fei Mu
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
1974 · Phillip Noyce
The Experimental Image World of Shuji Terayama
The Experimental Image World of Shuji Terayama
1993 · Shuji Terayama
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola United States

His epics like The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now define American cinema through examinations of power, corruption, and the American Dream's dark underbelly.

 Martin Scorsese United States

His films obsessively explore American identity, violence, and morality through iconic works like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Goodfellas that capture distinctly American struggles.