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THEME EXPLORATION

traditional crafts

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou
1970 · Jean Rouch
Kumoemon Tochuken
Kumoemon Tochuken
1936 · Mikio Naruse
Kyoto
Kyoto
1969 · Kon Ichikawa
Nanook of the North
Nanook of the North
1922 · Robert Flaherty
Puruliar Chhau
Puruliar Chhau
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Blue Beads from Greece
The Blue Beads from Greece
1967 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Ceremony
The Ceremony
1971 · Nagisa Oshima
Mimbre y Greda
Mimbre y Greda
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
3 Faces
3 Faces
2018 · Jafar Panahi
The Edge of the World
The Edge of the World
1937 · Michael Powell
The Representative
The Representative
1964 · Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jia Zhangke → China

His films document the disappearance of traditional Chinese crafts and rural ways of life amid rapid modernization.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

He explores intergenerational transmission of traditional Japanese craftsmanship and artisanal skills within family structures.

Agnès Varda → France

Her documentaries celebrate artisans and traditional craftspeople, particularly in her later works examining cultural heritage and human creativity.

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