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THEME EXPLORATION

Los Angeles nightlife

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Modern Girls
Modern Girls
1986 · Jerry Kramer
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
The Million Dollar Hotel
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000 · Wim Wenders
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
The Canyons
The Canyons
2013 · Paul Schrader
52 Pick-Up
52 Pick-Up
1986 · John Frankenheimer
Colors
Colors
1988 · Dennis Hopper
Model Shop
Model Shop
1969 · Jacques Demy
The Long Night
The Long Night
2001 · Paolo Sorrentino
Carícies
Carícies
1998 · Ventura Pons
Disco
Disco
1977 · Phillip Noyce
NightClub
NightClub
1989 · Sergio Corbucci
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Molly Manning Walker → USA

His films like 'Collateral' and 'Heat' capture Los Angeles's nocturnal underbelly with precise cinematography of city lights, crime, and the dark energy of nighttime urban landscapes.

David Lynch → USA

Through 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Inland Empire', Lynch explores LA's surreal nightlife, obsession, and the dark fantasies lurking beneath the city's glamorous surface.

John Carpenter → USA

His cult classic 'They Live' and neon-soaked thriller aesthetic capture 1980s Los Angeles nightlife with a dystopian, genre-defining vision of the city after dark.

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