THEME EXPLORATION

Hotel setting

18 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Lightnin’
Lightnin’
1925 · John Ford
Mystery Train
Mystery Train
1989 · Jim Jarmusch
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Acapulco
Acapulco
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
Caravan of songs
Caravan of songs
1955 · Sergio Corbucci
Christina
Christina
1960 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His masterpiece 'The Shining' transforms the isolated hotel into a character itself, exploring psychological terror and human isolation within confined spaces.

 Wes Anderson United States

His visually distinctive films like 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' use hotel settings as whimsical, meticulously designed worlds that reflect broader themes of nostalgia and human connection.

 Jacques Tati France

His film 'Mon Oncle' and particularly his focus on modern spaces use hotel-like environments to satirize contemporary society and human behavior with deadpan humor.