THEME EXPLORATION
traditional way of life
44 films · 2 directors
Tracing the thread…
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Taiwan
His contemplative cinema explores the gradual erosion and preservation of traditional Taiwanese ways of life across different historical periods.
Béla Tarr HungaryHis stark, poetic films document the disappearing rural and working-class traditions of Eastern Europe with unflinching visual poetry.