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THEME EXPLORATION

bar setting

17 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Room
The Room
1985 · Robert Altman
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
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
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Killer in Red
Killer in Red
2017 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Acapulco
Acapulco
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
Colpo gobbo all’italiana
Colpo gobbo all’italiana
1962 · Lucio Fulci
Come... Kiss... Finished!
Come... Kiss... Finished!
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder → Austria-USA

Masterfully captured the moral ambiguity and human drama of bar culture in films like 'The Lost Weekend,' exploring addiction and desperation within dimly-lit establishments.

David Lynch → USA

Used bars as surreal, liminal spaces in works like 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Twin Peaks,' where they become stages for psychological mystery and existential unease.

Pedro Almodóvar → Spain

Frequently set scenes in vibrant, intimate bars as backdrops for character development and emotional revelation in films like 'Labyrinth of Passion' and 'All About My Mother.'

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