THEME EXPLORATION

city planning

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
2015 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Inside Out
Inside Out
2015 · Pete Docter
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
The Wedding Party
The Wedding Party
2016 · Kemi Adetiba
Broads
Broads
1989 · Christian Petzold
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Walter Lang Germany

His masterpiece Metropolis (1927) presents a dystopian megacity as the central character, exploring urban hierarchy and architectural control through visionary set design.

 Jacques Tati France

Playtime (1967) meticulously constructs and critiques a sterile, modernist Paris through elaborate sets that expose the absurdity of contemporary urban planning and design.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Stalker (1979) and The Mirror use urban and industrial landscapes as philosophical spaces where city planning reflects deeper existential and spiritual concerns about human society.