THEME EXPLORATION

honor and tradition

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
The Famous Sword
The Famous Sword
1945 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Long Gray Line
The Long Gray Line
1955 · John Ford
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019 · Chad Stahelski
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
Taipei Story
Taipei Story
1985 · Edward Yang
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie
2026 · Phillip Noyce
Shera
Shera
2026 · Savio Sandhhu
The Legend of Maula Jatt
The Legend of Maula Jatt
2026 · Bilal Lashari
The Little Sister
The Little Sister
2026 · Hafsia Herzi
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
1953 · Fred Zinnemann
Idea di un’isola
Idea di un’isola
1967 · Roberto Rossellini
Moolaadé
Moolaadé
2004 · Ousmane Sembène
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His samurai films like 'Harakiri' and 'Seven Samurai' profoundly explore the codes of honor, loyalty, and the tension between traditional values and modern reality.

 Damien Leone Italy

His Spaghetti Westerns deconstruct notions of honor and tradition in the American frontier, revealing the mythology and moral ambiguity underlying these ideals.

 Martin Scorsese United States

His films like 'The Godfather Part III' and 'Goodfellas' examine honor codes within family and criminal traditions, exploring their power and ultimate destructiveness.