THEME EXPLORATION

American Cinema

12 films · 2 directors

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders

And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen

The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi

Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi

Brussels Loops
1958 · Shirley Clarke

46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France

46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami

Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman

Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak

Flying Colors (, incomplete

Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Sofia Coppola USA

His epic films like The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now define American cinema's capacity for ambitious storytelling that explores power, corruption, and national identity.

Martin Scorsese USA

His gritty, character-driven films chronicle American urban life, crime, and moral ambiguity while pushing the technical and narrative boundaries of cinema itself.