Director Gabriel Mascaro on challenging stereotypes in ‘The Blue Trail’: “Sometimes, we associate freedom with young people”
An unlikely coming-of-age movie.
World Cinema
World cinema encompasses films produced outside a single national or commercial tradition, celebrating the diversity of global filmmaking across cultures, languages and artistic movements.
From Italian Neorealism, the French New Wave and Japanese cinema to Iranian, South Korean, Latin American and African filmmaking, world cinema reflects the unique histories, identities and storytelling traditions of countries around the globe. Visionary directors including Akira Kurosawa, Federico Fellini, Agnès Varda, Satyajit Ray, Wong Kar-wai, Bong Joon Ho, Abbas Kiarostami, Pedro Almodóvar and Céline Sciamma have expanded the possibilities of cinema through innovative styles and universal themes.
Today, world cinema continues to thrive through international film festivals, streaming platforms and growing global audiences, enriching film culture far beyond the boundaries of Hollywood.
The “excruciatingly boring” Palme d’Or-winning movie Roger Ebert hated with a passion
He was in the minority.
Kathryn Bigelow names the director who invented the political thriller: “Like none other”
Ripped from the headlines.
Neo Sora talks ‘Happyend’, his politically charged coming-of-age tale of near-future Tokyo
This passion project has been a decade in the making.
Has a foreign-language movie ever reached number one in America?
Have US audiences ever put another language at the top of the box office?
Which movie has sold the most amount of tickets?
This movie obliterated ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avengers’ in terms of tickets sold.
‘Medusa’: the Brazilian horror movie taking on Christian authoritarianism and internalised misogyny
A novel approach to an age-old problem.
Who was the director kidnapped and forced to make propaganda movies?
Stranger than stranger-than-fiction.
‘Bacurau’: The Brazilian movie that beats Quentin Tarantino at his own game
A blood-soaked horror western with political overtones.
More About World Cinema
World cinema refers to films produced across the globe, particularly those made outside Hollywood, highlighting the diverse storytelling traditions, cultures and filmmaking styles of different countries.
Countries with particularly influential cinematic traditions include France, Italy, Japan, South Korea, India, Iran, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Sweden and Denmark, each contributing distinctive movements, filmmakers and landmark films.
World cinema broadens audiences' understanding of different cultures, perspectives and artistic approaches while showcasing innovative filmmaking from around the world. It has introduced many of the medium's greatest directors, movements and films, profoundly shaping the evolution of cinema.