THEME EXPLORATION

urban transformation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Wind Will Carry Us
The Wind Will Carry Us
1999 · Abbas Kiarostami
Batman Returns
Batman Returns
1992 · Tim Burton
The August Virgin
The August Virgin
2019 · Jonás Trueba
Macunaima
Macunaima
1969 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Pom Poko
Pom Poko
1994 · Isao Takahata
Batman: Year One
Batman: Year One
2011 · Lauren Montgomery
Death Wish
Death Wish
2018 · Eli Roth
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House
1952 · Henry Hathaway
Tokyo!
Tokyo!
2008 · Bong Joon-ho & Michel Gondry
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rizal Mantovani Indonesia

Visually inventive director blending architectural precision with contemporary cultural storytelling across mediums.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films capture the melancholic beauty of rapidly transforming Asian cities through neon-soaked cinematography and fragmented narratives that reflect urban alienation.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His gritty realist films document how urban redevelopment and gentrification displace communities, centering the human cost of city transformation.