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THEME EXPLORATION

cultural traditions and modernity

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
Idea di un’isola
Idea di un’isola
1967 · Roberto Rossellini
Charleston
Charleston
1927 · Jean Renoir
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
1966 · Jean Rouch
Les Statues meurent aussi
Les Statues meurent aussi
1953 · Chris Marker
El faquir
El faquir
1947 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Song of Home
Song of Home
1925 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Longing For Innocence
Longing For Innocence
2023 · Leni Riefenstahl
The Ceremony
The Ceremony
1971 · Nagisa Oshima
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006 · Albert Brooks
Holidays
Holidays
2016 · Kevin Smith & Scott Stewart
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His visually stunning films capture the collision between traditional Chinese aesthetics and contemporary urban modernity through neon-soaked Hong Kong settings.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

He explores how Japanese families navigate between preserving ancestral values and adapting to contemporary life in films that blend intimacy with social change.

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