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THEME EXPLORATION

culinary journey

12 films · 2 directors
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
Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

In 'Fallen Angels' and other works, he intertwines culinary aesthetics with romance and urban life, using food preparation as visual poetry.

Jia Zhangke → China

His films document changing Chinese society through intimate scenes of eating and cooking, revealing cultural transformation and human connection.

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