THEME EXPLORATION

holiday eve narrative

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ghost Soup
Ghost Soup
1992 · Shunji Iwai
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Fiction
Fiction
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Florianópolis Dream
Florianópolis Dream
2018 · Ana Katz
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 · Henry Selick
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
42 One Dream Rush
42 One Dream Rush
2010 · Harmony Korine & Leos Carax
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
1970 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Act Da Fool
Act Da Fool
2010 · Harmony Korine
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank Capra United States

His masterpiece 'It's a Wonderful Life' defines the holiday eve narrative by exploring redemption and community on Christmas Eve through deeply human storytelling.

 Richard Curtis United Kingdom

Curtis specializes in ensemble holiday narratives, particularly with 'Love Actually' which weaves multiple interconnected stories across the Christmas season with warmth and humor.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His film 'A Time to Live and a Time to Die' uses New Year's Eve as a poignant backdrop to explore memory, family, and life's transience through meditative cinematography.