THEME EXPLORATION

small-town journalism

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Wakefield Express
Wakefield Express
1952 · Lindsay Anderson
Keeper of the Flame
Keeper of the Flame
1942 · George Cukor
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
No Good Men
No Good Men
2026 · Shahrbanoo Sadat
Circle of Deceit
Circle of Deceit
1981 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
High Noon
High Noon
1952 · Fred Zinnemann
French White Cargo
French White Cargo
1937 · Robert Siodmak
Hole in One
Hole in One
1957 · Kon Ichikawa
Scandal
Scandal
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Terra em transe
Terra em transe
1967 · Glauber Rocha
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
Boomerang!
Boomerang!
1947 · Elia Kazan
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
1964 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Duelo en las montañas
Duelo en las montañas
1950 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Goskinokalendar
Goskinokalendar
1923 · Dziga Vertov
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope
1981 · Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
George Cukor United States

His film 'The Philadelphia Story' and work with ensemble casts explores small-town social dynamics and local gossip culture central to journalism.

 Billy Wilder United States

'Ace in the Hole' is a masterpiece directly centered on an ambitious journalist in a small town, examining media manipulation and local corruption.

 Jean-Luc Godard France

'Contempt' and his broader work interrogate media, narrative, and the role of storytelling in shaping provincial society and truth.