THEME EXPLORATION

community and small-town values

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Judge Priest
Judge Priest
1934 · John Ford
Local Hero
Local Hero
1983 · Bill Forsyth
L’Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque
L’Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque
1993 · Eric Rohmer
Barbershop
Barbershop
2002 · Tim Story
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Barbershop: The Next Cut
2016 · Malcolm D. Lee
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Richard Linklater United States

His films like 'Boyhood' and 'Before' trilogy explore intimate community relationships and the quiet, meaningful moments that define small-town life.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema deeply examines working-class communities and small-town struggles with compassion and documentary-like realism.