THEME EXPLORATION

resistance to development

38 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Rebel's Fortress
A Rebel's Fortress
1964 · Nagisa Oshima
Little Town
Little Town
1962 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Pom Poko
Pom Poko
1994 · Isao Takahata
The Happy Family
The Happy Family
1952 · Muriel Box
New Dubai
New Dubai
2014 · Gustavo Vinagre
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
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
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Concrete Grandma
Concrete Grandma
1986 · Mai Zetterling
Jimmy’s Hall
Jimmy’s Hall
2014 · Ken Loach
Paradise Road
Paradise Road
1997 · Bruce Beresford
¡Qué Viva México!
¡Qué Viva México!
1979 · Sergei Eisenstein
Scientists of Tomorrow
Scientists of Tomorrow
1967 · Ritwik Ghatak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His films resist narrative momentum and linear development, privileging durational observation of landscapes and communities threatened by modernization.

 Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan

He documents the decay and abandonment of urban spaces while resisting conventional storytelling, creating meditative portraits of communities resisting capitalist transformation.