THEME EXPLORATION

Italian-American culture

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Easy Rider
Easy Rider
1969 · Dennis Hopper
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Gente del Po
Gente del Po
1947 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
Sabbia
Sabbia
2014 · Paolo Sorrentino
Qui je suis
Qui je suis
1996 · Bertrand Bonello
Electro show
Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Embrace of the Serpent
Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
Letter from Michelangelo
Letter from Michelangelo
1971 · David Cronenberg
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
The Wedding Party
The Wedding Party
2016 · Kemi Adetiba
A Confucian Confusion
A Confucian Confusion
1994 · Edward Yang
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
2026 · Takahiro Hasui
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola United States

His The Godfather trilogy is the definitive exploration of Italian-American identity, power, and cultural assimilation across generations.

 Martin Scorsese United States

Through films like Goodfellas and Casino, he authentically depicts Italian-American neighborhood culture, morality, and the tension between tradition and American ambition.

 John Lee Hancock United States

His film Jungle Fever examines Italian-American and African-American communities in New York, exploring cultural identity and interracial dynamics in urban America.