THEME EXPLORATION

language preservation

12 films · 2 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
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Flowers & Banana Wind
Flowers & Banana Wind
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Shawn Levy
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
2003 · Edward Zwick
Kokuho
Kokuho
2025 · Sang-il Lee
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Isao Takahata Japan

His films such as 'Only Yesterday' and 'The Tale of Princess Kaguya' are deeply rooted in Japanese language, folklore, and cultural preservation through poetic storytelling.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His film 'Ae Fond Kiss' and work with Scottish cinema examines how language and regional dialects represent cultural identity and resistance to homogenization.