THEME EXPLORATION

musical storytelling

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Melody Time
Melody Time
1948 · Hamilton Luske & Jack Kinney & Wilfred Jackson
New York, New York
New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Mysterious Object at Noon
Mysterious Object at Noon
2000 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Return of the Jungle
Return of the Jungle
2026 · Vaibhav Kumaresh
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
2026 · Paul Dugdale
The Captive
The Captive
2026 · Alejandro Amenábar
Aria
Aria
1987 · Bruce Beresford & Robert Altman
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Badye, the Storyteller
Badye, the Storyteller
1977 · Jean Rouch
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
Gertrud
Gertrud
1964 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
La Bande des quatre
La Bande des quatre
1988 · Jacques Rivette
Seances
Seances
2016 · Guy Maddin
Ustad Alauddin Khan
Ustad Alauddin Khan
1963 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Cassandra Cat
The Cassandra Cat
1963 · Vojtěch Jasný
El Gran Gato
El Gran Gato
2003 · Ventura Pons
Golden Mouth
Golden Mouth
1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Medea
Medea
1988 · Lars von Trier
Once Is Never
Once Is Never
1955 · Konrad Wolf
The Exile
The Exile
1947 · Max Ophuls
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ben Sharpsteen USA

Pioneer of feature-length animated films that blend fantasy, music, and emotional depth for family audiences.

 Larry Morey USA

Crafted luminous musical fairy tales that defined animated storytelling through memorable songs and wonder.

 Peggy Holmes

Magical adaptations that blend dance, music, and emotional character journeys for family audiences.