THEME EXPLORATION

urban setting

43 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Undine
Undine
2020 · Christian Petzold
Haut/bas/fragile
Haut/bas/fragile
1995 · Jacques Rivette
The Room
The Room
1985 · Robert Altman
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 · Joe Dante
Cheeky
Cheeky
2000 · Tinto Brass
Tower Block
Tower Block
2012 · James Nunn
House with a Good View 3
House with a Good View 3
2016 · Gyeong Seok-Ho
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
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
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
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Laberinto de pasiones
Laberinto de pasiones
1982 · Pedro Almodóvar
Malee and the Boy
Malee and the Boy
1999 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
24 City
24 City
2008 · Jia Zhangke
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
A Confucian Confusion
A Confucian Confusion
1994 · Edward Yang
Mimic
Mimic
1997 · Guillermo del Toro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His neon-drenched cinematography transforms urban landscapes into poetic, dreamlike spaces that pulse with loneliness and desire.

 Martin Scorsese United States

His visceral portrayal of New York City's streets, crime, and moral decay defines the urban crime narrative and captures the gritty texture of city life.

 Satyajit Ray India

His humanistic approach to Kolkata's urban environment reveals how cities shape individual destinies and social relationships across class boundaries.