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THEME EXPLORATION

cultural tradition and modernity

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
2003 · Edward Zwick
Kokuho
Kokuho
2025 · Sang-il Lee
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
The Little Sister
The Little Sister
2026 · Hafsia Herzi
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
1976 · Jean Rouch
Brigadoon
Brigadoon
1954 · Vincente Minnelli
Charleston
Charleston
1927 · Jean Renoir
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Idea di un’isola
Idea di un’isola
1967 · Roberto Rossellini
Le Mystère Koumiko
Le Mystère Koumiko
1965 · Chris Marker
Seven Sweethearts
Seven Sweethearts
1942 · Frank Borzage
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His films blend traditional Chinese aesthetics with hypermodern visual styles, exploring how characters navigate between ancestral heritage and contemporary urban alienation.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films reveal tensions between Japanese family traditions and contemporary individualism, questioning how modernity reshapes cultural identity and social bonds.

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