THEME EXPLORATION

urban society

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Bariera
Bariera
1966 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Land of the Dead
Land of the Dead
2005 · George A. Romero
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
Quartet for the End of Time
Quartet for the End of Time
1983 · Alfonso Cuarón
21-87
21-87
1963 · Arthur Lipsett
Early Spring
Early Spring
1956 · Yasujiro Ozu
I ragazzi dei Parioli
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci
Taxi
Taxi
2015 · Jafar Panahi
Kino-Pravda No. 18: A Movie-Camera Race Over 299 Metres and 14 Minutes and 50 Seconds in the Direction of Soviet Reality
Kino-Pravda No. 18: A Movie-Camera Race Over 299 Metres and 14 Minutes and 50 Seconds in the Direction of Soviet Reality
1924 · Dziga Vertov
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock USA

His films dissect urban racial dynamics and social tensions in cities like New York with unflinching honesty and stylistic innovation.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

He documents urban working-class struggles and social inequality in contemporary cities through realist storytelling and compassionate observation.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films capture urban isolation, alienation, and human connection amid the dense, neon-lit landscapes of modern metropolises.