THEME EXPLORATION

storytelling and tall tales

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Major Lied ‘Til Dawn
The Major Lied ‘Til Dawn
1938 · Frank Tashlin
Make Mine Music
Make Mine Music
1946 · Hamilton Luske & Jack Kinney
Melody Time
Melody Time
1948 · Hamilton Luske & Jack Kinney & Wilfred Jackson
Mysterious Object at Noon
Mysterious Object at Noon
2000 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Return of the Jungle
Return of the Jungle
2026 · Vaibhav Kumaresh
The Captive
The Captive
2026 · Alejandro Amenábar
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
Badye, the Storyteller
Badye, the Storyteller
1977 · Jean Rouch
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson USA

His meticulously composed films blend whimsical tall tales with intimate character stories, creating worlds where exaggeration and emotional truth coexist.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

He masterfully weaves fantastical narratives and mythological storytelling into historical settings, treating impossible tales as vessels for profound human meaning.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His animated films are elaborate tall tales rooted in folklore and imagination, where storytelling itself becomes the bridge between reality and magic.