THEME EXPLORATION

Shanghai setting

12 films · 3 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
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
Antoine et Antoinette
Antoine et Antoinette
1947 · Jacques Becker
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
Donovan’s Reef
Donovan’s Reef
1963 · John Ford
Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually stunning films like 'In the Mood for Love' capture the melancholic romance and nostalgic atmosphere of 1960s Shanghai through innovative cinematography and color symbolism.

 Wim Wenders China

His film 'Let the Bullets Fly' uses Shanghai and its political turbulence during the warlord era as a backdrop for exploring power, deception, and social chaos in early 20th-century China.

 Donnie Yen China

His films 'Suzhou River' and 'Summer Palace' intimately portray Shanghai's contemporary urban landscape and the psychological complexities of its inhabitants through a poetic, introspective lens.