THEME EXPLORATION

modernity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Taipei Story
Taipei Story
1985 · Edward Yang
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
Ajosepo 2: The Gathering
Ajosepo 2: The Gathering
2026
Brigadoon
Brigadoon
1954 · Vincente Minnelli
Charleston
Charleston
1927 · Jean Renoir
Flowing
Flowing
1956 · Mikio Naruse
El faquir
El faquir
1947 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Idea di un’isola
Idea di un’isola
1967 · Roberto Rossellini
Sanshiro of Ginza
Sanshiro of Ginza
1950 · Kon Ichikawa
Sanshiro Sugata/Judo Saga
Sanshiro Sugata/Judo Saga
1943 · Akira Kurosawa
Song of Home
Song of Home
1925 · Kenji Mizoguchi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati

Wordless visual satire of modern life through meticulously choreographed physical comedy and architectural environments.

 Niki Caro New Zealand

Caro centers marginalized voices, particularly women, within visually stunning landscapes of cultural resilience.

 Ricky Lau British Crown Colony [now China]

Blends horror with humor through inventive takes on Chinese vampire mythology and Taoist spirituality.