THEME EXPLORATION

anthology cinema

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
Symphony of Lianhua
Symphony of Lianhua
1937 · Fei Mu
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
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
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & Bernardo Bertolucci & Claire Denis & Jia Zhangke & Lav Diaz & Paul Schrader
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
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
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Aria
Aria
1987 · Bruce Beresford & Robert Altman
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His interconnected narrative structures in films like 'Birdman' and 'The Revenant' weave multiple storylines into unified artistic statements that explore human experience through layered perspectives.

 David Fincher United States

His meticulous approach to episodic storytelling in 'Mindhunter' and fragmented narratives in 'Gone Girl' demonstrates how anthology-like structures can create complex psychological portraits.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal, vignette-style storytelling in films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' constructs darkly poetic anthology-like worlds that explore human behavior through isolated scenarios.