THEME EXPLORATION

classic storytelling

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
Three's Company
Three's Company
1953 · Terence Fisher
Mysterious Object at Noon
Mysterious Object at Noon
2000 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Return of the Jungle
Return of the Jungle
2026 · Vaibhav Kumaresh
The Captive
The Captive
2026 · Alejandro Amenábar
Badye, the Storyteller
Badye, the Storyteller
1977 · Jean Rouch
Black and Blue
Black and Blue
1993 · Robert Altman
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
Credited as “Colour Style Creator for Moby Dick
Credited as “Colour Style Creator for Moby Dick
1956 · John Huston
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Clyde Geronimi Italy

Brought classical narratives to life through meticulous Disney animation craftsmanship.

 Frank Capra USA

Mastered timeless narrative structures centered on everyman heroes facing moral dilemmas, creating universally resonant stories that defined American cinema storytelling.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Elevated classic storytelling by adapting Shakespeare and historical tales while innovating visual language, proving that archetypal narratives transcend cultural boundaries.