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Change and Adaptation

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
2008 · Alexander Kluge
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Regno di Napoli
Regno di Napoli
1978 · Werner Schroeter
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
Ten Years Thailand
Ten Years Thailand
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023 · Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic
Barbe bleue
Barbe bleue
2009 · Catherine Breillat
Cars 3
Cars 3
2017 · Brian Fee
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006 · Carlos Saldanha
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hayao Miyazaki → Japan

His films consistently explore characters adapting to magical transformations and changing worlds, from environmental collapse to personal metamorphosis.

Agnès Varda → France

She documents how individuals and society evolve over time, often revisiting her own past work to examine change and adaptation across decades.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

His films examine how characters navigate radical social and environmental shifts, adapting their morality and survival strategies to changing circumstances.

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