THEME EXPLORATION

nightlife

15 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
The Canyons
The Canyons
2013 · Paul Schrader
Moulin Rouge *
Moulin Rouge *
1952 · John Huston
The Long Night
The Long Night
2001 · Paolo Sorrentino
Carícies
Carícies
1998 · Ventura Pons
Disco
Disco
1977 · Phillip Noyce
NightClub
NightClub
1989 · Sergio Corbucci
The Blue Beads from Greece
The Blue Beads from Greece
1967 · Yannis Dalianidis
King of the Night
King of the Night
1975 · Héctor Babenco
Door II: Tokyo Diary
Door II: Tokyo Diary
1991 · Banmei Takahashi
Gay in Amsterdam
Gay in Amsterdam
2004 · Tom Six
Red Heels
Red Heels
1925 · Michael Curtiz
Shall We Go to Your or My Place or Each Go Home Alone?
Shall We Go to Your or My Place or Each Go Home Alone?
1973 · Lasse Hallström
Straight Ahead Until Morning
Straight Ahead Until Morning
1994 · Alain Guiraudie
Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle
1960 · Terence Young
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His neon-soaked films like 'Chungking Express' and 'In the Mood for Love' capture the melancholic romance and visual poetry of urban nightlife.

 David Fincher United States

Films like 'Nightcrawler' (dir. Gilroy, but Fincher's style) and his dark thrillers explore the psychological underbelly of nocturnal city life and its predatory nature.

 Gaspar Noé France

His visceral films 'Irréversible' and 'Enter the Void' immerse viewers in the sensory chaos, excess, and existential dread of nightclubs and nighttime urban environments.