THEME EXPLORATION

cross-cultural encounter

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Beijing Watermelon
Beijing Watermelon
1989 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

He consistently depicts encounters between different worlds and species as metaphors for cross-cultural understanding and the beauty found in bridging seemingly incompatible realms.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films capture the longing and displacement of characters caught between Chinese tradition and Western modernity in Hong Kong's hybrid cultural landscape.