THEME EXPLORATION

contemporary Europe

21 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim
1962 · François Truffaut
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
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
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Visions of Europe
Visions of Europe
2004 · Béla Tarr & Peter Greenaway
L'Abbé Constantin
L'Abbé Constantin
1925 · Julien Duvivier
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
Morris at Ornette's Art Show
1972 · Shirley Clarke
“Pop Goes the Easel”
“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell
The Fury
The Fury
1978 · Brian De Palma
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
1983 · Peter Greenaway
Art Talent Show
Art Talent Show
2022 · Adéla Komrzý & Tomáš Bojar
Jam Films
Jam Films
2002 · Shunji Iwai
Lost in Beijing
Lost in Beijing
2007 · Li Yu
New Normal
New Normal
2023 · Jung Bum-shik
Occupied City
Occupied City
2023 · Steve McQueen
Sexual Life
Sexual Life
2005 · Ken Kwapis
Superflat Monogram
Superflat Monogram
2003 · Mamoru Hosoda
The Blue Note
The Blue Note
1991 · Andrzej Żuławski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cristian Mungiu Romania

His films meticulously examine post-communist Romanian society, corruption, and the moral complexities of contemporary Eastern European life.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

He explores isolation, social alienation, and absurdist critiques of contemporary European culture through formally innovative narratives.

 Ari Aster United States (based in Europe)

His visceral horror films interrogate European traditions, folk culture, and anxieties about belonging in contemporary multicultural societies.