THEME EXPLORATION

small town society

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
I ragazzi dei Parioli
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 · Martin Scorsese
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Richard Linklater United States

His films like 'Boyhood' and 'Before' trilogy intimately capture the rhythms and relationships of small-town and suburban American life across time.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films deeply explore working-class communities and small-town struggles in Britain with documentary-like authenticity and compassion.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Our Little Sister' examine the intimate interconnections and unspoken bonds within small communities and family structures.