THEME EXPLORATION

small town festival

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Chambre 666
Chambre 666
1982 · Wim Wenders
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 · Martin Scorsese
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
20 Little Films
20 Little Films
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
High Noon
High Noon
1952 · Fred Zinnemann
Giovani mariti (les Jeunes Maris/Young Husbands
Giovani mariti (les Jeunes Maris/Young Husbands
1958 · Mauro Bolognini
Lords of Little Egypt: Mai Zetterling Among the Gypsies
Lords of Little Egypt: Mai Zetterling Among the Gypsies
1961 · Mai Zetterling
Lullaby to Kill
Lullaby to Kill
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
Scattered Clouds
Scattered Clouds
1967 · Mikio Naruse
Sergei Eisenstein's Mexican Footage of the Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe
Sergei Eisenstein's Mexican Footage of the Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe
1930 · Sergei Eisenstein
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock
2009 · Ang Lee
Wakefield Express
Wakefield Express
1952 · Lindsay Anderson
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
Boomerang!
Boomerang!
1947 · Elia Kazan
Duelo en las montañas
Duelo en las montañas
1950 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Laos and Kolonaki
Laos and Kolonaki
1959 · Yannis Dalianidis
Once Is Never
Once Is Never
1955 · Konrad Wolf
Pueblo en vilo
Pueblo en vilo
1995 · Patricio Guzmán
Rosauro Castro
Rosauro Castro
1950 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Alienist
The Alienist
1970 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Priest and the Girl
The Priest and the Girl
1966 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Richard Linklater USA

His films like 'Dazed and Confused' and 'Everybody Wants Some!!' capture the intimate, communal spirit of small-town American life and local gatherings.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His neorealist approach in films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' authentically portrays working-class community events and the social fabric of small towns.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His tender explorations in films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Still Walking' reveal the quiet beauty of small-town family gatherings and local rituals.