THEME EXPLORATION

urban transformation

41 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Wind Will Carry Us
The Wind Will Carry Us
1999 · Abbas Kiarostami
Batman Returns
Batman Returns
1992 · Tim Burton
The August Virgin
The August Virgin
2019 · Jonás Trueba
Macunaima
Macunaima
1969 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Pom Poko
Pom Poko
1994 · Isao Takahata
Batman: Year One
Batman: Year One
2011 · Lauren Montgomery
Tokyo!
Tokyo!
2008 · Bong Joon-ho & Michel Gondry
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
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
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
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
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
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
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rizal Mantovani Indonesia

Visually inventive director blending architectural precision with contemporary cultural storytelling across mediums.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films capture the melancholy and neon-soaked transformation of Hong Kong's urban landscape through visual poetry and intimate human stories.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

He documented post-war German cities' rapid reconstruction and social upheaval, exploring how urban change fractures personal relationships and identity.