THEME EXPLORATION

old vs. new

20 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Inside Out
Inside Out
2015 · Pete Docter
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
New York, New York
New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Poetry
Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
Prosperity for 2008
Prosperity for 2008
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
demonlover
demonlover
2002 · Olivier Assayas
Eastward
Eastward
1991 · Christian Petzold
Il messia
Il messia
1975 · Roberto Rossellini
King Kong
King Kong
1952 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Bad Taste
Bad Taste
1987 · Peter Jackson
Catology
Catology
1960 · Shuji Terayama
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
1974 · Phillip Noyce
Reportaje
Reportaje
1953 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His films constantly interrogate the collision between traditional society and modern ideologies, particularly in works like 'The Conformist' and '1900'.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

He explored the tension between spiritual/philosophical traditions and technological progress through meditative narratives in films like 'Stalker' and 'Solaris'.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visual storytelling captures the melancholic beauty of Hong Kong's transformation from colonial past to modern metropolis, seen in '2046' and 'In the Mood for Love'.