THEME EXPLORATION

legacy and memory

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Marshal Tito's Spirit
Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan
Millennium Actress
Millennium Actress
2026 · Satoshi Kon
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
Mother Never Dies
Mother Never Dies
1942 · Mikio Naruse
Monsoon
Monsoon
2019 · Hong Khaou
Lapilli
Lapilli
2024 · Paula Ďurinová
Marjorie Prime
Marjorie Prime
2017 · Michael Almereyda
The Road Home
The Road Home
1999 · Zhang Yimou
Grandpère's Pear
Grandpère's Pear
2003 · Stephen Dwoskin
Palm Trees in the Snow
Palm Trees in the Snow
2015 · Fernando González Molina
The Staggering Girl
The Staggering Girl
2019 · Luca Guadagnino
The Truth
The Truth
2019 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Quiet Mourning
Quiet Mourning
2012 · Anonymous Fixture
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Tony Richardson
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films meditate on memory, time, and the human yearning to preserve meaning across generations through haunting, introspective narratives.

 Agnès Varda France

She explored personal and collective memory through innovative documentary and narrative forms, examining how we construct identity from fragments of the past.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films grapple with nostalgia, lost love, and how memory reshapes reality, treating the past as a haunting presence in the present.