THEME EXPLORATION

small town survival

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Halloween
Halloween
2018 · David Gordon Green
Jaws
Jaws
1975 · Steven Spielberg
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Romance of a Horsethief
Romance of a Horsethief
1971 · Abraham Polonsky
The Sex Perils of Paulette
The Sex Perils of Paulette
1965 · Doris Wishman
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His gritty social realist films chronicle the economic struggles and resilience of working-class communities facing systemic hardship.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His humanistic dramas examine how families and individuals in economically marginalized settings cope, adapt, and find dignity through interdependence.