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THEME EXPLORATION

American folk music

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995 · Joe Pytka & John Landis
Australian Made
Australian Made
1987 · Richard Lowenstein
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
2002 · Lasse Hallström
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
1990 · Spike Lee
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
1994 · Spike Jonze
Tom Thump
Tom Thump
1965 · Chuck Jones
D.A.F.T.
D.A.F.T.
1999 · Michel Gondry & Spike Jonze
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Nina
Nina
1978 · Alan Clarke
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938 · Mikio Naruse
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
1983 · Peter Greenaway
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ethan Coen → United States

Their films deeply explore American folklore, mythology, and musical heritage, most notably in 'Inside Llewyn Davis' which centers on the Greenwich Village folk music scene of the 1960s.

Terrence Malick → United States

His poetic filmmaking style captures the spiritual and transcendent qualities of American landscape and culture that are central to folk music traditions.

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