THEME EXPLORATION

New Orleans

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Inside Out
Inside Out
2015 · Pete Docter
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
New York, New York
New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Prosperity for 2008
Prosperity for 2008
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
demonlover
demonlover
2002 · Olivier Assayas
Eastward
Eastward
1991 · Christian Petzold
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese United States

His film 'Casino' and crime narratives deeply explore American underworld culture, while his visual storytelling captures the moral ambiguity and atmospheric decay emblematic of New Orleans.

 David Lynch United States

Lynch's surrealist approach to American gothic settings and his exploration of darkness beneath surface appearances perfectly mirror New Orleans' mysterious and haunting character.

 John Lee Hancock United States

His documentary 'When the Levees Broke' directly chronicles post-Katrina New Orleans, while his broader work examines race, community, and urban American struggle central to the city's identity.