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THEME EXPLORATION

Parisian setting

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
Let the Sun Shine In
Let the Sun Shine In
2017 · Claire Denis
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
Air of Paris
Air of Paris
1954 · Marcel Carné
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
Donovan’s Reef
Donovan’s Reef
1963 · John Ford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati → France

His films like Playtime masterfully satirize modern Parisian urban spaces and the city's relationship with technology and modernization.

Jean-Luc Godard → France

He captures the essence of 1960s Paris through films like Breathless, exploring the city's streets, cafés, and intellectual culture with experimental cinema techniques.

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