THEME EXPLORATION

culinary arts

19 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Executioners from Shaolin
Executioners from Shaolin
1977 · Kar-leung Lau
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda
2008 · John Stevenson & Mark Osborne
Ratatouille
Ratatouille
2007 · Brad Bird
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Peter Greenaway
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Platform
Platform
2000 · Jia Zhangke
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Puruliar Chhau
Puruliar Chhau
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
Sanshiro Sugata/Judo Saga
Sanshiro Sugata/Judo Saga
1943 · Akira Kurosawa
The Dream
The Dream
2014 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Maelstrom of Paris
The Maelstrom of Paris
1928 · Julien Duvivier
Hercules Against Karate
Hercules Against Karate
1973 · Antonio Margheriti
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
2001 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Trip
The Trip
2010 · Michael Winterbottom
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films, particularly 'In the Mood for Love' and '2046', use food and dining as intimate backdrops for exploring human connection and memory.

 Jia Zhangke China

His films document evolving food culture and eating habits as reflections of social change and modernization in contemporary China.