THEME EXPLORATION

international cinema

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
1990 · Zhang Yimou
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Against Oblivion
Against Oblivion
1991 · Bertrand Tavernier
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
Le court des grands
Le court des grands
2005 · Terry Gilliam
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually lush films blend Eastern and Western aesthetics, exploring themes of displacement, memory, and cultural identity across international settings.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His meditative cinema interrogates national identity, postcolonial trauma, and transnational movement through slow, poetic narratives that challenge Western narrative conventions.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His emotionally complex films celebrate Spanish culture while engaging with global themes of identity, desire, and human connection that transcend national boundaries.