THEME EXPLORATION

storytelling and tall tales

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Major Lied ‘Til Dawn
The Major Lied ‘Til Dawn
1938 · Frank Tashlin
Make Mine Music
Make Mine Music
1946 · Hamilton Luske & Jack Kinney
Mysterious Object at Noon
Mysterious Object at Noon
2000 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Return of the Jungle
Return of the Jungle
2026 · Vaibhav Kumaresh
The Captive
The Captive
2026 · Alejandro Amenábar
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
Badye, the Storyteller
Badye, the Storyteller
1977 · Jean Rouch
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
Diane
Diane
1975 · Alan Clarke
La Bande des quatre
La Bande des quatre
1988 · Jacques Rivette
Seances
Seances
2016 · Guy Maddin
Three's Company
Three's Company
1953 · Terence Fisher
The Cassandra Cat
The Cassandra Cat
1963 · Vojtěch Jasný
Golden Mouth
Golden Mouth
1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Man with the Axe
The Man with the Axe
1979 · Mrinal Sen
Horror Stories
Horror Stories
2012 · Jung Bum-shik & Min Kyu-dong
Mônica e a Sereia do Rio
Mônica e a Sereia do Rio
1987 · Walter Hugo Khouri
Nightbooks
Nightbooks
2021 · David Yarovesky
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
2023 · Nathan Crooker
Yu Pui Tsuen II
Yu Pui Tsuen II
1987 · Ho Fan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson United States

His meticulously crafted films blend whimsical tall tales with precise visual storytelling, creating worlds where elaborate narratives feel both fantastical and intimately personal.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

He masterfully weaves mythic storytelling and magical realism into his narratives, treating fantastical tall tales as vehicles for deeper emotional and historical truths.

 Quentin Tarantino United States

His films celebrate the art of storytelling itself, with characters spinning elaborate narratives and tall tales that drive the plot while exploring how stories shape identity and meaning.