THEME EXPLORATION

culinary journey

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
1975 · Wim Wenders
Ratatouille
Ratatouille
2007 · Brad Bird
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2015 · J.J. Abrams
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Peter Greenaway
Rain Man
Rain Man
1988 · Barry Levinson
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Worldly Desires
Worldly Desires
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jia Zhangke China

His films frequently feature meals and food preparation as intimate windows into family relationships, cultural identity, and the changing landscape of modern China.