THEME EXPLORATION
tradition vs. progress
38 films · 3 directors
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DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu
Japan
His films elegantly chronicle the tension between modernizing Japan and the dissolution of traditional family structures and customs.
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet UnionHe persistently examines how technological progress and spiritual tradition conflict within human consciousness and society.
Wong Kar-wai Hong KongHis visually poetic works capture the bittersweet collision between Hong Kong's colonial heritage and its rapid modernization.