THEME EXPLORATION

urban social life

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Crasy Life
My Crasy Life
1991 · Jean-Pierre Gorin
N.U. – Nettezza urbana
N.U. – Nettezza urbana
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Critique de la separation
Critique de la separation
1961 · Guy Debord
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
Rittenhouse Square
Rittenhouse Square
2005 · Robert Downey Sr
Tales from the Golden Age
Tales from the Golden Age
2009 · Cristian Mungiu
The Night
The Night
2021 · Tsai Ming-liang
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Katzelmacher
Katzelmacher
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Quattro Hong Kong 2
Quattro Hong Kong 2
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
The Good Life
The Good Life
1997 · Stephen Berra
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
A Confucian Confusion
A Confucian Confusion
1994 · Edward Yang
Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures
2002 · Jia Zhangke
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
404 Still Remain
404 Still Remain
2026 · Uhm Ha-neul
My Father's Shadow
My Father's Shadow
2026 · Akinola Davies Jr.
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Children (, short
Children (, short
1976 · Terence Davies
El
El
1953 · Luis Buñuel
Diary of a Nobody
Diary of a Nobody
1964 · Ken Russell
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
1975 · Kon Ichikawa
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films authentically depict working-class urban life and social inequality through intimate character studies.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He explores urban isolation, romance, and social disconnection in densely populated cities through visually poetic narratives.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films examine urban family dynamics, social bonds, and community relationships with warmth and emotional depth.