THEME EXPLORATION

car culture

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves
1967 · Alexander Mackendrick
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
1965 · Hal Ashby
Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife
Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife
2014 · Spike Lee
Electro show
Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005 · Michel Gondry
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
Zu Neuen Ufern
Zu Neuen Ufern
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His films obsessively depict cars as vessels of American anxiety, desire, and the dark underbelly of car-dependent culture, most notably in Mulholland Drive and Wild at Heart.

 Jean-Luc Godard France

He consistently used cars as symbols of modernity and capitalism, from the iconic traffic jam in Weekend to exploring automotive design as cinematic language throughout his career.

 Jonah Hill USA

His films celebrate cars as extensions of character and freedom, with masterworks like The Driver and 48 Hrs. making automobiles central to masculine identity and urban mythology.