World cinema
Reference country, language and story setting are distinct. Co-productions may appear under several countries. Data follows cited editions, without claiming complete production credits.
Discovery pointers
Japan
From Seven Samurai’s group to Tokyo Story’s family and Miyazaki’s animated worlds: discover Japanese filmmakers through distinct forms rather than a single national style.
8 documented works ↗France
Paris, viewpoints and movement: Truffaut, Varda and Tati offer complementary starting points. Reference country alone does not establish setting or language.
5 documented works ↗Italy
Bicycle Thieves explores everyday life and the city; The Battle of Algiers, listed under Italy and Algeria, asks different questions about re-enactment and historical viewpoints.
2 documented works ↗India
Pather Panchali opens a path through childhood, listening and family life. This Bengali starting point alone does not represent Indian cinema’s diversity of languages and forms.
1 documented works ↗Senegal
Touki bouki offers discovery through movement, departure and sonic breaks. This dossier follows one work and filmmaker rather than claiming to summarise Senegalese cinema.
1 documented works ↗Iran
With Close-up, start with filmmaker, participants and viewer. The boundary between real account and staging becomes a question to observe rather than a label to guess.
1 documented works ↗Reference country
Explore all countries in catalogue references. Filters include co-productions under each documented country.