THEME EXPLORATION

music and performing arts

29 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
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938 · Mikio Naruse
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
1983 · Peter Greenaway
Nina
Nina
1978 · Alan Clarke
El Gran Gato
El Gran Gato
2003 · Ventura Pons
Executioners from Shaolin
Executioners from Shaolin
1977 · Kar-leung Lau
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
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
I'm Still Breathing
I'm Still Breathing
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Platform
Platform
2000 · Jia Zhangke
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010 · Edgar Wright
Clika
Clika
2026 · Michael Greene
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
2026
Concerto per Michelangelo
Concerto per Michelangelo
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Demy France

He revolutionized the musical film genre by blending narrative, music, and visual poetry into dreamlike cinematic experiences that celebrate the magic of performance.

 John Lee Hancock United States

His films deeply explore music culture, particularly hip-hop and jazz, as integral expressions of identity, resistance, and community storytelling in African American life.

 Paolo Sorrentino Italy

He crafts visually symphonic films that treat cinema itself as a performing art, with music and elaborate choreography central to exploring human emotion and artistic creation.