THEME EXPLORATION

Chinese American identity

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
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
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
La Fièvre monte à El Pao
La Fièvre monte à El Pao
1959 · Luis Buñuel
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
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
Once Upon a Time in America
Once Upon a Time in America
1984 · Sergio Leone
A Man Called Hero
A Man Called Hero
1999 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
My People, My Country
My People, My Country
2019 · Guan Hu
My Dearest Señorita
My Dearest Señorita
2026 · Fernando González Molina
Painted Skin
Painted Skin
2008 · Gordon Chan
The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple
1959 · Guy Hamilton
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013 · Mira Nair
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Tong Wang Hong Kong/USA

His films like 'The Joy Luck Club' and 'Chan Is Missing' directly explore the complexities of Chinese American identity and intergenerational cultural tensions.

 John Lee Hancock Taiwan/USA

Through films like 'The Wedding Banquet' and 'Eat Drink Man Woman,' he examines the intersection of traditional Chinese values and modern American life.

 Richard Linklater USA

His work including 'Better Luck Tomorrow' and 'Finishing the Game' authentically portrays contemporary Asian American and Chinese American youth experiences.