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THEME EXPLORATION

language learning

14 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Português - A Língua do Brasil
Português - A Língua do Brasil
2007 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire
1941 · Howard Hawks
L’Enfant sauvage
L’Enfant sauvage
1970 · François Truffaut
So Can I
So Can I
1975 · Abbas Kiarostami
H Is for House
H Is for House
1976 · Peter Greenaway
The Word
The Word
2022 · Paul Cannon & Alex Cannon
Perceptual Learning
Perceptual Learning
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
Què t’hi jugues, Mari Pili?
Què t’hi jugues, Mari Pili?
1990 · Ventura Pons
French for Beginners
French for Beginners
2006 · Christian Ditter
Granny's Got Talent
Granny's Got Talent
2015 · Shin Han-sol
The First Grader
The First Grader
2010 · Justin Chadwick
Mi prima la sexóloga 2 (de la fantasía a la realidad)
Mi prima la sexóloga 2 (de la fantasía a la realidad)
2024 · Miguel Chávez
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His films explore communication barriers and the struggle to express oneself across cultural and linguistic boundaries, particularly in works like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker'.

Agnès Varda → France

She examines how language shapes identity and memory, using multilingual narratives and unconventional storytelling to challenge linguistic conventions in films like 'Vagabond'.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema frequently portrays characters struggling with literacy, dialect, and linguistic marginalization as reflections of class inequality and social exclusion.

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