THEME EXPLORATION

urban philosophy

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Cruise
The Cruise
1998 · Bennett Miller
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
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
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 visually poetic films explore alienation, desire, and existential longing within sprawling urban landscapes, questioning meaning in modern city life.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

He pioneered urban existentialism through slow, meditative films examining disconnection, ennui, and the human condition amidst modernist architecture and metropolitan spaces.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His intimate urban dramas explore themes of belonging, community, and social marginalization within Tokyo's complex cityscape, questioning family and human connection.