THEME EXPLORATION

urban life

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Quattro Hong Kong 2
Quattro Hong Kong 2
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bye Bye Braverman
Bye Bye Braverman
1968 · Sidney Lumet
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
My Crasy Life
My Crasy Life
1991 · Jean-Pierre Gorin
N.U. – Nettezza urbana
N.U. – Nettezza urbana
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Actress and the Poet
The Actress and the Poet
1935 · Mikio Naruse
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Three Rooms in Manhattan
Three Rooms in Manhattan
1965 · Marcel Carné
Man with a Movie Camera
Man with a Movie Camera
1929 · Dziga Vertov
Five Times Favela
Five Times Favela
1962 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Land of the People
The Land of the People
1966 · Artavazd Pelechian
Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal
Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal
2022 · Vignesh Shivan
Sausalito
Sausalito
2000 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Tales from the Golden Age
Tales from the Golden Age
2009 · Cristian Mungiu
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ol Parker UK

Explores contemporary British relationships with understated humor and emotional authenticity.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually stunning films capture the isolation, romance, and melancholy of urban existence through neon-lit streets and crowded apartments.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious documentaries and dramas explore the struggles and resilience of working-class urban communities with unflinching realism.