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THEME EXPLORATION

motorcycle

10 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Easy Rider
Easy Rider
1969 · Dennis Hopper
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
2026 · Takahiro Hasui
They Caught the Ferry
They Caught the Ferry
1948 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Eddie Kidd
Eddie Kidd
1978 · Peter Greenaway
Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story of Youth
1960 · Nagisa Oshima
Anarchy: Ride or Die
Anarchy: Ride or Die
2014 · Michael Almereyda
Three Steps Above Heaven
Three Steps Above Heaven
2010 · Fernando González Molina
Act of Aggression
Act of Aggression
1975 · Gérard Pirès
Pillion
Pillion
2025 · Harry Lighton
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch → USA

Lynch explores the motorcycle as a symbol of freedom, danger, and the American counterculture underbelly in films like 'Wild at Heart' and through his fascination with the outsider mythology.

Takashi Miike → Japan

Miike's kinetic visual style and transgressive narratives frequently feature motorcycles as instruments of rebellion and speed, particularly in his yakuza and action films.

Jean-Pierre Melville → France

Melville's crime thrillers, especially 'Bob le Flambeur' and his heist films, use motorcycles and vehicular movement as central elements in depicting cool, stylized criminal worlds.

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