THEME EXPLORATION

village ceremony

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Zatoichi
Zatoichi
1962 · —
A River Called Titas
A River Called Titas
1973 · Ritwik Ghatak
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
A Touch of Zen
A Touch of Zen
1970 · King Hu
As the Bells Rang Out
As the Bells Rang Out
1910 · D.W. Griffith
A Wedding
A Wedding
1978 · Robert Altman
Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River
1950 · Jean Rouch
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Mouchette
Mouchette
1967 · Robert Bresson
The Blue Light
The Blue Light
1932 · Leni Riefenstahl
Through the Olive Trees
Through the Olive Trees
1994 · Abbas Kiarostami
Goole by Numbers
Goole by Numbers
1976 · Peter Greenaway
Blood on Wolf Mountain
Blood on Wolf Mountain
1936 · Fei Mu
Jaal
Jaal
1952 · Guru Dutt
Kill, Baby, Kill!
Kill, Baby, Kill!
1966 · Mario Bava
Maria in Silence
Maria in Silence
1973 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Sea and You
The Sea and You
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · Atom Egoyan
[REC]³ Genesis
[REC]³ Genesis
2012 · Paco Plaza
Black Death
Black Death
2010 · Christopher Smith
Death Whisperer
Death Whisperer
2023 · Taweewat Wantha
Inhuman Kiss
Inhuman Kiss
2019 · Sitisiri Mongkolsiri
No Rest for the Brave
No Rest for the Brave
2003 · Alain Guiraudie
Smugglers
Smugglers
2023 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Jurnal Risa by Risa Saraswati
Jurnal Risa by Risa Saraswati
2024 · Rizal Mantovani
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Seven Magnificent Gladiators
The Seven Magnificent Gladiators
1983 · Frank Miller
The Wailing of the Maghrib
The Wailing of the Maghrib
2023 · Sidharta Tata
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist films like 'Bicycle Thieves' capture intimate village life and community rituals with profound humanistic depth.

 Satyajit Ray India

Ray's films including 'Pather Panchali' and 'Apur Sansar' explore village ceremonies and traditions as central expressions of Bengali cultural identity.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His works like 'Seven Samurai' and 'Ikiru' deeply examine village community bonds and ceremonial aspects of Japanese rural life.