THEME EXPLORATION

cultural performance

43 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Another Telepathic Thing
Another Telepathic Thing
2015 · Jonathan Demme
Les Statues meurent aussi
Les Statues meurent aussi
1953 · Chris Marker
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Nightshade Flower
Nightshade Flower
1951 · Kon Ichikawa
Mai Zetterling's Stockholm
Mai Zetterling's Stockholm
1978 · Mai Zetterling
Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé
Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé
1972 · Jean Rouch
David Byrne's American Utopia
David Byrne's American Utopia
2020 · Spike Lee
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tacones lejanos
Tacones lejanos
1991 · Pedro Almodóvar
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
Winter Garden
Winter Garden
1972 · David Cronenberg
Florianópolis Dream
Florianópolis Dream
2018 · Ana Katz
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
2DIE4
2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Bhooth Bangla
Bhooth Bangla
2026 · Priyadarshan
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock United States

His films like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'School Daze' deeply explore African American cultural identity, performance, and social expression through music, dance, and community rituals.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic cinema celebrates Hong Kong's cultural performance through dance, music, and theatrical aesthetics in films like 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Chungking Express'.