THEME EXPLORATION

small town resistance

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Happy Family
The Happy Family
1952 · Muriel Box
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films chronicle working-class communities fighting against systemic oppression and economic injustice in post-industrial towns.

 Coen Brothers United States

They repeatedly explore small-town characters confronting corruption, moral compromise, and resistance to external forces threatening their communities.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His intimate portraits of small communities resisting modernization and urbanization reveal how ordinary people maintain dignity and solidarity against larger forces.