THEME EXPLORATION

innovation and invention

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Iron Man
Iron Man
2008 · Jon Favreau
A Bug's Life
A Bug's Life
1998 · John Lasseter
Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3
2013 · Shane Black
Nokia Short
Nokia Short
2003 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & Bernardo Bertolucci & Claire Denis & Jia Zhangke & Lav Diaz & Paul Schrader
Cronos
Cronos
1993 · Guillermo del Toro
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Madame l'eau
Madame l'eau
1993 · Jean Rouch
La Machine à refaire la vie
La Machine à refaire la vie
1933 · Julien Duvivier
“Pop Goes the Easel”
“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Walter Lang Germany

His masterpiece Metropolis (1927) prophetically explores technological innovation's impact on society through visionary sci-fi worldbuilding.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange examine how technological and social innovations reshape human existence and consciousness.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films like Howl's Moving Castle and Nausicaä blend steampunk invention with nature, questioning whether innovation serves human flourishing.