THEME EXPLORATION

Spanish heritage

28 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In Old California
In Old California
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Coco
Coco
2017 · Lee Unkrich
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
La ley de deseo
La ley de deseo
1987 · Pedro Almodóvar
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
2026 · Morio Asaka
Summer Hours
Summer Hours
2008 · Olivier Assayas
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2026 · David Bickerstaff
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · Fred Zinnemann
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Fast Hands
Fast Hands
1976 · Alan Clarke
Hokusai
Hokusai
1953 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Il momento della verità
Il momento della verità
1964 · Francesco Rosi
La vaquilla
La vaquilla
1985 · Luis García Berlanga
Le mura di Sana’a
Le mura di Sana’a
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Puruliar Chhau
Puruliar Chhau
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
La Gomera
La Gomera
2019 · Corneliu Porumboiu
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
1964 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Athens: Return to the Acropolis
Athens: Return to the Acropolis
1983 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Moving Perspectives
Moving Perspectives
1967 · Mrinal Sen
Moana 2
Moana 2
2024 · David G. Derrick Jr. & Jason Hand
The Legend of Hercules
The Legend of Hercules
2014 · Renny Harlin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films celebrate contemporary Spanish culture, identity, and social traditions while exploring deeply rooted Spanish emotional and familial landscapes.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His work weaves Spanish colonial history, mythology, and Gothic aesthetics throughout fantastical narratives that reflect Hispanic cultural heritage.