THEME EXPLORATION

holiday eve narrative

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Ghost Soup
1992 · Shunji Iwai

A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway

Fiction
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers

Florianópolis Dream
2018 · Ana Katz

The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 · Henry Selick

8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon

42 One Dream Rush
2010 · Harmony Korine & Leos Carax

The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard

Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
1970 · Pier Paolo Pasolini

Act Da Fool

Act Da Fool
2010 · Harmony Korine

A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Frank Capra United States

Master of holiday eve narratives exploring human connection and redemption, most famously in 'It's a Wonderful Life' where Christmas Eve becomes the catalyst for profound self-discovery.

Richard Curtis United Kingdom

Architect of modern holiday eve cinema who weaves interconnected stories of love and hope centered around Christmas and New Year's Eve, as seen in 'Love Actually' and 'Four Rooms.'