THEME EXPLORATION

small-town society

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
I ragazzi dei Parioli
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 · Martin Scorsese
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Richard Linklater United States

His films like 'Boyhood' and 'Before' trilogy intimately capture the rhythms of ordinary life and relationships in small-town America.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

He chronicles working-class communities and small-town struggles with unflinching social realism, as seen in 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes'.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'After the Storm' and 'Shoplifters' explore intimate family and community dynamics in modest Japanese neighborhoods with gentle humanism.