THEME EXPLORATION

honor and tradition

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
The Famous Sword
The Famous Sword
1945 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Long Gray Line
The Long Gray Line
1955 · John Ford
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His samurai films like 'Harakiri' and 'Seppuku' explore the devastating conflict between personal honor and societal tradition.

 Damien Leone Italy

His Spaghetti Westerns deconstruct the honor codes and traditions of the Old West through morally complex characters.

 Martin Scorsese United States

Films like 'Goodfellas' and 'The Irishman' examine loyalty, honor, and tradition within organized crime families and their devastating consequences.