THEME EXPLORATION

German cinema

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
1990 · Zhang Yimou
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
Le court des grands
Le court des grands
2005 · Terry Gilliam
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His prolific output of over 40 films in the 1970s-80s defined New German Cinema through intimate explorations of power, desire, and social alienation in post-war German society.

 Wim Wenders Germany

A central figure of New German Cinema who examined themes of identity, displacement, and the American influence on German culture through visually poetic narratives.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His visionary approach to filmmaking blends German philosophical traditions with surreal imagery, creating metaphysical explorations of human obsession and nature.