THEME EXPLORATION

small-town schemes

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Mister Flow
Mister Flow
1936 · Robert Siodmak
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
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
Halloween
Halloween
2018 · David Gordon Green
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
1990 · David Lynch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

His films explore the psychological manipulation and dark secrets lurking beneath small-town surfaces, particularly in 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' where communities orchestrate elaborate deceptions.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

His work in 'Prisoners' and 'Enemy' dissects moral ambiguity and conspiratorial schemes within confined, isolated communities that breed corruption and deception.