THEME EXPLORATION

international comparison

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
Fast Five
Fast Five
2011 · Justin Lin
Cinetracts '20
Cinetracts '20
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Furious 7
Furious 7
2015 · James Wan
The Sex Thief
The Sex Thief
1998 · Christian Petzold
Boarding Gate
Boarding Gate
2007 · Olivier Assayas
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
2026 · Eiji Uchida
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974 · Bruce Beresford
Concrete Grandma
Concrete Grandma
1986 · Mai Zetterling
French White Cargo
French White Cargo
1937 · Robert Siodmak
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II
2000 · John Woo
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
1962 · Terence Fisher
Take Me Away!
Take Me Away!
1978 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Ambassador
The Ambassador
1985 · J. Lee Thompson
The Dream
The Dream
2014 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Passenger
The Passenger
1975 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
The Way Back
The Way Back
2010 · Peter Weir
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
1990 · Zhang Yimou
Heroes of the East
Heroes of the East
1978 · Kar-leung Lau
Kino-Pravda No. 14
Kino-Pravda No. 14
1923 · Dziga Vertov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wim Wenders Germany

His films consistently examine cultural displacement, identity, and the clash between American and European values across international settings.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He explores how globalization, modernity, and Eastern-Western cultural tensions shape individual relationships and urban identity.

 Agnès Varda France

Her documentaries and narrative films compare societies, cultures, and human experiences across different countries and communities with compassionate curiosity.