THEME EXPLORATION

cross-cultural adjustment

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Les Statues meurent aussi
Les Statues meurent aussi
1953 · Chris Marker
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006 · Albert Brooks
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Maren Ade
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting
2008 · Wim Wenders
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Tong Wang United States (Chinese-American)

His films like 'The Joy Luck Club' and 'Chan Is Missing' directly explore the tensions and connections between Chinese and American cultures through intimate family and community narratives.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'Broker' and 'Shoplifters' subtly explore how outsiders and marginalized individuals form cross-cultural bonds and create alternative family structures within unfamiliar social landscapes.