THEME EXPLORATION

small town community

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Judge Priest
Judge Priest
1934 · John Ford
Local Hero
Local Hero
1983 · Bill Forsyth
L’Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque
L’Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque
1993 · Eric Rohmer
Barbershop
Barbershop
2002 · Tim Story
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Barbershop: The Next Cut
2016 · Malcolm D. Lee
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Richard Linklater United States

His films like 'Boyhood' and 'Everybody Wants Some!!' intimately chronicle the rhythms of small-town American life and coming-of-age within tight-knit communities.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His neorealist works such as 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' powerfully depict the struggles and solidarity of working-class small-town communities in Britain.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' tenderly explore family bonds and community interdependence in modest Japanese neighborhoods and small towns.