THEME EXPLORATION

construction site

9 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Concrete Grandma
Concrete Grandma
1986 · Mai Zetterling
Idlers That Work
Idlers That Work
1949 · Lindsay Anderson
Skyscraper
Skyscraper
1959 · Shirley Clarke
Storstrøm Bridge
Storstrøm Bridge
1950 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
The Boat
The Boat
1921 · Buster Keaton
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996 · Stephen Hopkins
Getting to Know the Big Wide World
Getting to Know the Big Wide World
1978 · Kira Muratova
Golden Balls
Golden Balls
1993 · Bigas Luna
One More Shot
One More Shot
2024 · James Nunn
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His films like 'October: Ten Days That Shook the World' use construction and architectural transformation as metaphors for revolutionary change and social upheaval.

 Jean-Luc Godard France

He frequently filmed in urban construction sites and used them as settings to explore modernity, labor, and the fragmentation of contemporary society.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films like 'L'Avventura' and 'La Notte' prominently feature construction sites and urban development as symbols of alienation and social transformation in modern life.