THEME EXPLORATION

magic in the modern world

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971 · Robert Stevenson
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Frozen
Frozen
2013 · Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Ultimatum
Ultimatum
1938 · Robert Siodmak
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Zweigroschenzauber
Zweigroschenzauber
1929 · Hans Richter
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
The State of the World
The State of the World
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Winter Garden
Winter Garden
1972 · David Cronenberg
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
Naruto
Naruto
2002 · —
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 · Jeff Fowler
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Daadi Ki Shaadi
Daadi Ki Shaadi
2026 · Ashish R. Mohan
Solomamma
Solomamma
2026 · Janicke Askevold
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
2026 · Carlos Matienzo Serment
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
I Aim at the Stars
I Aim at the Stars
1960 · J. Lee Thompson
Julia
Julia
1977 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films blend fantastical magical elements with contemporary settings and social realism, exploring how wonder persists in the modern world.

 David Lynch United States

He reveals the surreal and mysterious hidden beneath ordinary American life, suggesting magic lurks within mundane modern existence.

 Ari Aster United States

His work mines occult practices and supernatural dread from contemporary settings, interrogating how ancient magic operates in modern psychological and social contexts.