THEME EXPLORATION

new year celebration

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Inside Out
Inside Out
2015 · Pete Docter
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
New York, New York
New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Cinetracts '20
Cinetracts '20
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Eastward
Eastward
1991 · Christian Petzold
demonlover
demonlover
2002 · Olivier Assayas
2026 TXT Moa Con in Japan: Live Viewing
2026 TXT Moa Con in Japan: Live Viewing
2026
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His film 'Ikiru' profoundly explores life's meaning and renewal, central to New Year's reflective themes of rebirth and transformation.

 Sofia Coppola USA

'Lost in Translation' captures the melancholic introspection and quiet celebration of New Year's Eve in Tokyo with poetic intimacy.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal approach to human connection and celebration rituals creates darkly comedic explorations of how we mark significant temporal moments.