THEME EXPLORATION

small town vs city

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
The Big Cat
The Big Cat
1949 · Phil Karlson
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
2015 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 · Martin Scorsese
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His films expose the darkness and psychological unease lurking beneath small-town American facades, contrasting innocent surfaces with urban-style corruption.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He intimately portrays the quiet dignity and interconnected lives of rural and small-town communities against the isolation of modern urban existence.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His neorealist approach examines how economic forces push rural and small-town working-class people toward cities, capturing the human cost of both worlds.