THEME EXPLORATION

urban boarding house

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
House
House
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Ju-on: The Curse
Ju-on: The Curse
2000 · Takashi Shimizu
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films intimately capture the lives of marginalized residents in cramped urban spaces and shared housing, exploring human connection in confined communal settings.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

He unflinchingly documents the struggles of working-class people in urban boarding houses and precarious housing, centering their dignity and resilience.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films explore transient communities and unconventional living arrangements in urban America, capturing the intimate relationships formed in temporary shared spaces.