THEME EXPLORATION

film preservation

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Flowers & Banana Wind
Flowers & Banana Wind
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Shawn Levy
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
2003 · Edward Zwick
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Kokuho
Kokuho
2025 · Sang-il Lee
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Announcement
Announcement
1997 · Jean Rouch
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
La Chambre Verte
La Chambre Verte
1978 · François Truffaut
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

Founded The Film Foundation in 1990 and has dedicated decades to restoring and preserving classic films from cinema history.

 Christopher Nolan UK

Vocal advocate for shooting on 35mm film and theatrical exhibition, actively fighting against digital-only formats to preserve cinema as an artistic medium.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

References and pays homage to cinema history throughout his work, celebrating the preservation of film culture and classic Hollywood aesthetics.