THEME EXPLORATION

ice cream business

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Cousin
My Cousin
2020 · Jan Kounen
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
1956 · Robert Siodmak
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Inland Empire
Inland Empire
2006 · David Lynch
Sex is Comedy
Sex is Comedy
2002 · Catherine Breillat
The King of Comedy
The King of Comedy
1983 · Martin Scorsese
Au Bonheur des Dames
Au Bonheur des Dames
1930 · Julien Duvivier
A Woman of Osaka
A Woman of Osaka
1940 · Kenji Mizoguchi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His neorealist and fantastical films capture the sensory pleasures and social textures of Italian street life where gelato culture is woven into everyday existence.

 Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her intimate character studies exploring marginal economies and small-scale entrepreneurship in American landscapes resonate with ice cream business narratives of survival and dreams.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films celebrate artisanal craftsmanship, nostalgic small businesses, and the magic found in simple pleasures like food, creating poetic visions of independent enterprise.