THEME EXPLORATION

urban landscapes

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
5 Postcards from Capital Cities
5 Postcards from Capital Cities
1967 · Peter Greenaway
The Poet of the Castle
The Poet of the Castle
1959 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
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
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films use neon-soaked streets, rain-slicked pavements, and densely packed cityscapes as visual poetry that defines the emotional landscape of urban isolation and romance.

 Wim Wenders Germany

His work obsessively documents modern cities as spaces of existential wandering, exploring how urban architecture shapes human consciousness and displacement.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He captures the intimate human dramas unfolding within Tokyo's neighborhoods and streets, revealing how urban spaces contain quiet stories of connection and loss.