THEME EXPLORATION

music and friendship

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995 · Joe Pytka & John Landis
Australian Made
Australian Made
1987 · Richard Lowenstein
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
2002 · Lasse Hallström
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
1994 · Spike Jonze
D.A.F.T.
D.A.F.T.
1999 · Michel Gondry & Spike Jonze
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
The Rocking Horsemen
The Rocking Horsemen
1992 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Nina
Nina
1978 · Alan Clarke
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938 · Mikio Naruse
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
1983 · Peter Greenaway
El Gran Gato
El Gran Gato
2003 · Ventura Pons
The Music According to Tom Jobim
The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
AC/DC: Family Jewels
AC/DC: Family Jewels
2005 · Russell Mulcahy
It's All Gone Pete Tong
It's All Gone Pete Tong
2004 · Michael Dowse
Garage Days
Garage Days
2002 · Alex Proyas
Suck Seed
Suck Seed
2011 · Chayanop Bunprakob
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
The Curse of Snake Valley
The Curse of Snake Valley
1988 · Marek Piestrak
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Embrace of the Serpent
Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Richard Linklater USA

His films like 'Before Sunrise' and 'Dazed and Confused' celebrate the profound connections formed through conversation and music, exploring how friendships evolve through shared cultural moments.

 Michel Gondry France

His whimsical visual style in films like 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' and 'The Science of Sleep' weaves music and friendship into dreamlike narratives about human connection and memory.

 Joe Wright UK

His 'Cornetto Trilogy' and 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' use innovative visual storytelling, pop soundtracks, and ensemble casts to explore how music and friendship define identity and community.