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THEME EXPLORATION

language learning

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Português - A Língua do Brasil
Português - A Língua do Brasil
2007 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire
1941 · Howard Hawks
L’Enfant sauvage
L’Enfant sauvage
1970 · François Truffaut
Poto and Cabengo
Poto and Cabengo
1978 · Jean-Pierre Gorin
So Can I
So Can I
1975 · Abbas Kiarostami
H Is for House
H Is for House
1976 · Peter Greenaway
French Cops Learning English
French Cops Learning English
1908 · Georges Méliès
The Word
The Word
2022 · Paul Cannon & Alex Cannon
Persian Series #5
Persian Series #5
1999 · Stan Brakhage
Perceptual Learning
Perceptual Learning
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films explore communication barriers and the struggle to express emotions across different languages and cultures, particularly in works like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker'.

Agnès Varda → France

A French-Belgian director whose films frequently examine linguistic and cultural displacement, notably in 'Vagabond' and 'The Gleaners and I', where language becomes a tool for human connection.

Alejandro González Iñárritu → Mexico

His films like 'Babel' directly confront language barriers as a central theme, showing how miscommunication and linguistic differences drive human tragedy and misunderstanding.

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