THEME EXPLORATION

academia vs. street life

42 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
Place de la République
Place de la République
1974 · Louis Malle
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
Gomorrah
Gomorrah
2008 · Matteo Garrone
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Cactus River
Cactus River
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Patrick
Patrick
2019 · Tim Mielants
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
Babes
Babes
2026 · Pamela Adlon
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock USA

His films like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Clockers' directly juxtapose institutional systems with street reality, exploring how education and street culture collide in urban communities.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist cinema consistently examines how educational institutions fail working-class individuals, forcing them toward survival on society's margins.

 Mathieu Kassovitz France

His film 'La Haine' powerfully depicts how marginalized youth navigate the conflict between legitimate pathways and street life in neglected suburban areas.