THEME EXPLORATION

return to roots

23 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Superman Returns
Superman Returns
2006 · Bryan Singer
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Sinners
Sinners
2025 · Ryan Coogler
The Shadow's Edge
The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Larry Yang
Beatrice
Beatrice
1987 · Bertrand Tavernier
Cumbite
Cumbite
1964 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Die Ruckkehr
Die Ruckkehr
1990 · Margarethe von Trotta
Haruka, Nostalgia
Haruka, Nostalgia
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Le Chanteur inconnu
Le Chanteur inconnu
1931 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Monsoon
Monsoon
2019 · Hong Khaou
All I Desire
All I Desire
1953 · Douglas Sirk
Chile: Obstinate Memory
Chile: Obstinate Memory
1997 · Patricio Guzmán
Tinnitus
Tinnitus
2022 · Tsering Yangkyi
La vida inútil de Pito Pérez/The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
La vida inútil de Pito Pérez/The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
1970 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Sea and You
The Sea and You
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Ulysses’ Gaze
Ulysses’ Gaze
1995 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Sea of Scented Snow
Sea of Scented Snow
1934 · Fei Mu
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
2016 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Home Team
Home Team
2022 · Charles Kinnane & Daniel Kinnane
Genus Pan
Genus Pan
2020 · Lav Diaz
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
2026 · Tom Harper
The Beast Below
The Beast Below
2022 · Chalit Krileadmongkon
Young and Dangerous 2
Young and Dangerous 2
1996 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock Taiwan/USA

Films like 'The Wedding Banquet' and 'Eat Drink Man Woman' center on characters navigating between Eastern traditions and Western life, constantly returning to cultural and familial origins.