THEME EXPLORATION

metropolitan existence

10 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close!
1993 · Wim Wenders
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Waking Life
Waking Life
2001 · Richard Linklater
anyone lived in a pretty [how] town
anyone lived in a pretty [how] town
1967 · George Lucas
Dormant Beauty
Dormant Beauty
2012 · Marco Bellocchio
The Woman with Two Heads
The Woman with Two Heads
1977 · Shuji Terayama
God: City
God: City
2018 · Neill Blomkamp
Scarlet
Scarlet
2025 · Mamoru Hosoda
The Ages of Lulu
The Ages of Lulu
1990 · Bigas Luna
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films capture urban isolation, neon-lit loneliness, and the melancholic beauty of metropolitan life through impressionistic cinematography.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His masterpieces explore alienation, disconnection, and existential anxiety within modern cities, examining how metropolitan spaces shape human relationships.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films intimately portray Tokyo's working-class neighborhoods and the quiet struggles of ordinary people navigating contemporary urban existence.