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THEME EXPLORATION

Jazz Age New York

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ornette: Made in America
Ornette: Made in America
1986 · Shirley Clarke
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026 · John Travolta
Marie of the Port
Marie of the Port
1950 · Marcel Carné
Me and Orson Welles
Me and Orson Welles
2008 · Richard Linklater
Stage Struck
Stage Struck
1958 · Sidney Lumet
April Story
April Story
1998 · Shunji Iwai
Your Fault
Your Fault
2024 · Domingo González
Crazeologie
Crazeologie
1954 · Louis Malle
Love Lesson
Love Lesson
2013 · Ko Kyeong-Ah
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese → USA

His films like 'The Aviator' and 'Gangs of New York' extensively explore Jazz Age Manhattan's glamour, corruption, and cultural dynamism.

Allen Hughes → USA

Allen frequently celebrates 1920s-1930s New York nostalgia through films like 'Midnight in Paris' and his Manhattan-centric works that romanticize the era's sophistication.

Sofia Coppola → USA

His adaptation of 'The Great Gatsby' captures the opulence, excess, and moral complexity of the Jazz Age through stunning visual design and narrative depth.

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