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THEME EXPLORATION

caribbean setting

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
The Crimson Pirate
The Crimson Pirate
1952 · Robert Siodmak
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Antoine et Antoinette
Antoine et Antoinette
1947 · Jacques Becker
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Donovan’s Reef
Donovan’s Reef
1963 · John Ford
Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Julien Duvivier → United Kingdom (Caribbean descent)

Julien creates visually stunning films and installations that examine Caribbean diaspora, Black identity, and postcolonial theory with experimental cinematography and narrative layering.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder → United States

While not exclusively Caribbean-focused, Rainer's experimental films and video works have deeply engaged with Caribbean themes, decolonial perspectives, and feminist approaches to representing island cultures and histories.

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