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English traditions

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Ceremony
The Ceremony
1971 · Nagisa Oshima
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
Bhooth Bangla
Bhooth Bangla
2026 · Priyadarshan
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
1966 · Jean Rouch
I clowns
I clowns
1970 · Federico Fellini
Gion Festival
Gion Festival
1933 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Idea di un’isola
Idea di un’isola
1967 · Roberto Rossellini
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 · Vincente Minnelli
Longing For Innocence
Longing For Innocence
2023 · Leni Riefenstahl
Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age
Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age
1926 · Robert Flaherty
Plácido
Plácido
1961 · Luis García Berlanga
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films authentically capture working-class English life, social traditions, and the tension between individual agency and systemic constraints that define modern British culture.

Leigh Whannell → United Kingdom

He explores English social rituals, family dynamics, and regional character through deeply observational cinema that reveals the quirks and contradictions of contemporary British traditions.

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