THEME EXPLORATION

Parisian setting

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
Let the Sun Shine In
Let the Sun Shine In
2017 · Claire Denis
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
Air of Paris
Air of Paris
1954 · Marcel Carné
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
Donovan’s Reef
Donovan’s Reef
1963 · John Ford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati France

His films like 'Playtime' meticulously deconstruct and celebrate the architecture, rhythms, and absurdities of Paris and modern urban life.

 Jean-Luc Godard France

He used Paris as both a physical backdrop and philosophical space in films like 'Breathless' and 'Two or Three Things I Know About Her,' making the city integral to his cinematic language.