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THEME EXPLORATION

urban infrastructure

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Nogent, Eldorado du dimanche
Nogent, Eldorado du dimanche
1929 · Marcel Carné
Broads
Broads
1989 · Christian Petzold
Kino-Pravda No. 8
Kino-Pravda No. 8
1922 · Dziga Vertov
The Next Station
The Next Station
2008 · Fernando Solanas
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
1987 · Isao Takahata
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Walter Lang → Germany

His expressionist masterpiece 'Metropolis' presents a dystopian vision of urban infrastructure as a character itself, exploring class divisions embedded in the city's architectural design.

Michelangelo Antonioni → Italy

His films like 'Red Desert' and 'L'Avventura' use modern urban landscapes and industrial infrastructure as reflections of human alienation and psychological fragmentation in contemporary cities.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His visually stunning films like 'Fallen Angels' and '2046' transform dense urban infrastructure—neon signs, narrow alleyways, and cramped apartments—into poetic explorations of isolation and human connection.

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