THEME EXPLORATION
conservative tradition
38 films · 3 directors
Tracing the thread…
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu
Japan
His films intimately chronicle the tension between traditional Japanese family structures and modernization, celebrating quiet domestic rituals as repositories of cultural continuity.
Terrence Malick United StatesHis work poetically examines humanity's relationship with nature, grace, and spiritual tradition against the forces of progress and materialism.
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/RussiaHis meditative films explore memory, faith, and the enduring human need for meaning rooted in history, philosophy, and spiritual inheritance.