THEME EXPLORATION

carnival culture

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell

Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich

Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter

Don't Make Waves

Don't Make Waves
1967 · Alexander Mackendrick

The Loved One (Tony Richardson

The Loved One (Tony Richardson
1965 · Hal Ashby

Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán

Masculin Feminin

Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard

I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!

I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Christian Petzold

Divine Intervention

Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman

Embrace of the Serpent

Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro

Time of the Gypsies

Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica

I Even Met Happy Gypsies

I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen

The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi

Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín

A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Entre tinieblas

Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar

Letter from Michelangelo

Letter from Michelangelo
1971 · David Cronenberg

A Children's Story

A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi

Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker

Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers

Holidays by the Sea

Holidays by the Sea
2011 · Pascal Rabaté

Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji

Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington

Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon

The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli

The Wedding Party

The Wedding Party
2016 · Kemi Adetiba

A Confucian Confusion

A Confucian Confusion
1994 · Edward Yang

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron

Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway

Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
2026 · Takahiro Hasui

Signs of Mr. Plum

Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga

Nothing Between Us

Nothing Between Us
2026 · Juan Taratuto

The Moment
2026 · Aidan Zamiri

Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio

46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France

46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami

Amazonas, Amazonas

Amazonas, Amazonas
1966 · Glauber Rocha

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Federico Fellini Italy

His masterpiece 'La Dolce Vita' and 'Amarcord' capture the spectacle, chaos, and surreal beauty of carnival as a metaphor for Italian society and human desire.

Darren Aronofsky United States

Films like 'The Wrestler' and 'Black Swan' explore carnival-like spectacle, performance, and the dark underbelly of entertainment and bodily transformation.

Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His work weaves Latin American carnival imagery, magical realism, and grotesque beauty throughout films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water.'