THEME EXPLORATION

culinary tradition

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Ratatouille
Ratatouille
2007 · Brad Bird
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Peter Greenaway
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jia Zhangke China

His films frequently depict everyday meals and regional cuisines as windows into cultural identity and the tensions between tradition and modernity.