THEME EXPLORATION

cultural misunderstandings

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
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films explore how families and individuals from different backgrounds struggle to communicate and understand each other across generational and cultural divides.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His nuanced narratives reveal how cultural displacement and historical contexts create subtle misunderstandings between characters navigating multiple worlds.