THEME EXPLORATION

holiday gatherings

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Florianópolis Dream
Florianópolis Dream
2018 · Ana Katz
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 · Henry Selick
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 · Vincente Minnelli
A Victim of Jealousy
A Victim of Jealousy
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Inspector Bellamy
Inspector Bellamy
2009 · Claude Chabrol
Appointment with Death
Appointment with Death
1989 · Alfonso Cuarón
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
Kiss the Girls
Kiss the Girls
1965 · Yannis Dalianidis
Rêve de Noël
Rêve de Noël
1900 · Georges Méliès
A Grand Day Out
A Grand Day Out
1990 · Nick Park
Trolls Holiday
Trolls Holiday
2017 · Joel Crawford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His films intimately capture the quiet tensions and emotional undercurrents of family gatherings and domestic rituals.

 Atom Egoyan Canada

He explores fractured families reuniting during holidays, examining memory and disconnection beneath surface interactions.

 Sofia Coppola United States

Her work delicately portrays the melancholy and alienation that coexist with moments of connection during family celebrations.