THEME EXPLORATION

urban observation

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
5 Postcards from Capital Cities
5 Postcards from Capital Cities
1967 · Peter Greenaway
Zone Moment
Zone Moment
1956 · Stan Brakhage
Just Waiting
Just Waiting
1975 · Stephen Dwoskin
Place de la République
Place de la République
1974 · Louis Malle
Bad Company
Bad Company
1969 · Jean Eustache
The Night
The Night
2021 · Tsai Ming-liang
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
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
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His films capture the subtle poetry of everyday urban life through long takes and naturalistic observation of people navigating their cities.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually stunning work romanticizes urban isolation and connection, capturing Hong Kong's dense cityscape as both character and mirror of human emotion.