THEME EXPLORATION

traditional vs modern values

22 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Winter Garden
Winter Garden
1972 · David Cronenberg
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Daadi Ki Shaadi
Daadi Ki Shaadi
2026 · Ashish R. Mohan
Friends with Benefits
Friends with Benefits
2011 · Will Gluck
Solomamma
Solomamma
2026 · Janicke Askevold
Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River
1950 · Jean Rouch
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Gigi
Gigi
1958 · Vincente Minnelli
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
1966 · Ken Russell
Kumoemon Tochuken
Kumoemon Tochuken
1936 · Mikio Naruse
L’Eclisse
L’Eclisse
1962 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Puruliar Chhau
Puruliar Chhau
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Juvenizer
The Juvenizer
1981 · King Hu
Local Hero
Local Hero
1983 · Bill Forsyth
Mirrors in the Dark
Mirrors in the Dark
2021 · Šimon Holý
Mimbre y Greda
Mimbre y Greda
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
The Blue Beads from Greece
The Blue Beads from Greece
1967 · Yannis Dalianidis
3 Faces
3 Faces
2018 · Jafar Panahi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His films explore the clash between traditional Japanese family values and the encroaching modernization of post-war society through intimate domestic narratives.

 John Lee Hancock Taiwan

He consistently examines tensions between Eastern tradition and Western modernity across cultures, from family dynamics to martial arts cinema.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films critique the erosion of traditional working-class communities and values under modern capitalism and neoliberal policies.