THEME EXPLORATION

high-rise setting

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Donovan’s Reef
Donovan’s Reef
1963 · John Ford
Lenny Cooke
Lenny Cooke
2013 · Josh Safdie
Jeepers Creepers 2
Jeepers Creepers 2
2003 · Victor Salva
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
GoodFellas
GoodFellas
1990 · Martin Scorsese
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Valentino
Valentino
1977 · Ken Russell
Raja Shivaji
Raja Shivaji
2026 · Riteish Deshmukh
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Walter Lang Germany

His expressionist masterpiece 'Metropolis' defines the visual language of towering futuristic cities and their social hierarchies.

 Jacques Tati France

His films like 'Playtime' use vast architectural sets and high-rise environments to explore human alienation in modern urban spaces.