THEME EXPLORATION

Christmas tradition

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Home Alone
Home Alone
1990 · Chris Columbus
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank Capra United States

His masterpiece 'It's a Wonderful Life' became the definitive cinematic exploration of Christmas as a transformative moral and spiritual tradition.

 Richard Curtis United Kingdom

Curtis has repeatedly centered Christmas traditions in contemporary life through films like 'Love Actually' and 'About a Boy', examining how the holiday shapes human connections.