THEME EXPLORATION

everyday life disrupted

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Quattro Hong Kong 2
Quattro Hong Kong 2
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Paterson
Paterson
2016 · Jim Jarmusch
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
Diary of a Nobody
Diary of a Nobody
1964 · Ken Russell
Six in Paris
Six in Paris
1965 · Jean Rouch
Sudden Rain
Sudden Rain
1956 · Mikio Naruse
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His kitchen-sink realism exposes how economic systems and bureaucracy disrupt ordinary people's daily lives and dignity.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He portrays intimate family routines shattered by loss, poverty, and societal fractures with profound emotional authenticity.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films document how economic collapse and displacement violently fragment the routines and identities of working-class Americans.