THEME EXPLORATION

Canadian identity

38 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Cabo Negro
Cabo Negro
2024 · Abdellah Taïa
Di che segno sei?
Di che segno sei?
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
My Dearest Señorita
My Dearest Señorita
2026 · Fernando González Molina
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michael Dowse Canada

Low-budget digital storytelling that finds profound humor in everyday Canadian working-class life.

 Richard Martin

Brings naturalistic storytelling and editorial precision to television and film adaptation.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror and science fiction films reflect a distinctly Canadian perspective on technological anxiety and personal identity that has influenced global cinema.