THEME EXPLORATION

autobiographical storytelling

23 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
1959 · François Truffaut
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Chocolat
Chocolat
1988 · Claire Denis
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Return of the Jungle
Return of the Jungle
2026 · Vaibhav Kumaresh
The Captive
The Captive
2026 · Alejandro Amenábar
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Children (, short
Children (, short
1976 · Terence Davies
Diane
Diane
1975 · Alan Clarke
Mac and Plak
Mac and Plak
2010 · Harmony Korine
Seances
Seances
2016 · Guy Maddin
Big Fish
Big Fish
2003 · Tim Burton
The Cassandra Cat
The Cassandra Cat
1963 · Vojtěch Jasný
Golden Mouth
Golden Mouth
1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Dance of Reality
The Dance of Reality
2013 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
The Man with the Axe
The Man with the Axe
1979 · Mrinal Sen
Horror Stories
Horror Stories
2012 · Jung Bum-shik & Min Kyu-dong
Joshua Then and Now
Joshua Then and Now
1985 · Ted Kotcheff
Mônica e a Sereia do Rio
Mônica e a Sereia do Rio
1987 · Walter Hugo Khouri
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
2023 · Nathan Crooker
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda France

Her films like 'The Gleaners and I' and 'Vagabond' weave personal reflection and documentary observation to explore memory, identity, and lived experience.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films such as 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Chungking Express' blur fiction and autobiography to capture intimate moments of longing and loss.