THEME EXPLORATION

anthology film

25 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
20 Little Films
20 Little Films
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & Bernardo Bertolucci & Claire Denis & Jia Zhangke & Lav Diaz & Paul Schrader
Visions of Europe
Visions of Europe
2004 · Béla Tarr & Peter Greenaway
Aria
Aria
1987 · Bruce Beresford & Robert Altman
Flesh and Fantasy
Flesh and Fantasy
1943 · Julien Duvivier
L’amore
L’amore
1947 · Roberto Rossellini
Rio, I Love You
Rio, I Love You
2014 · Paolo Sorrentino
Ten Nights of Dreams
Ten Nights of Dreams
2007 · Kon Ichikawa & Takashi Shimizu
Three's Company
Three's Company
1953 · Terence Fisher
Cinema16: British Short Films
Cinema16: British Short Films
2003 · Peter Greenaway
Erotic Stories
Erotic Stories
1980 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Symphony of Lianhua
Symphony of Lianhua
1937 · Fei Mu
V/H/S
V/H/S
2012 · Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Ti West & Tyler Gillett
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
2002 · Wes Craven
The ABCs of Death
The ABCs of Death
2013 · Adrián García Bogliano & Ben Wheatley & Ti West & Timo Tjahjanto
Ani*Kuri15
Ani*Kuri15
2008 · Mahiro Maeda & Makoto Shinkai
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010 · Joaquim Dos Santos
Deathcember
Deathcember
2019 · Ruggero Deodato
Eva
Eva
2005 · Gaspar Noé
Five Senses of Eros
Five Senses of Eros
2009 · Min Kyu-dong
I Miss Sonia Henie
I Miss Sonia Henie
1971 · Tinto Brass
Takut: Faces of Fear
Takut: Faces of Fear
2008 · Timo Tjahjanto
Three
Three
2002 · Kim Jee-woon
V/H/S/85
V/H/S/85
2023 · Mike P. Nelson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His film 'Rashomon' pioneered the anthology structure by presenting multiple contradictory perspectives of a single event, fundamentally redefining how stories can be told in cinema.

 Federico Fellini Italy

He created visually inventive anthology works like '8½' and 'Amarcord' that weave interconnected vignettes into profound explorations of memory, identity, and the human condition.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His career-spanning approach treats cinema itself as an anthology of moments and memories, using montage and episodic narratives to capture the texture of lived experience and historical transformation.