Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- playful
- wistful
- affectionate
- cinephile night
- film school screening
What critics said
Critics broadly celebrate the anthology as a diverse and affectionate international tribute to cinema, while noting that its appeal is strongest for informed cinephiles.
What sets it apart
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Thirty-three short films by different directors collectively explore what cinema means to them.
Most segments take place in cinemas and directly consider films, audiences, and the emotional experience of watching.
The shorts draw on international film culture, with recurring French New Wave references and contributions from filmmakers across continents.
The three-minute segments vary widely in mood while remaining connected by affection for cinema.
Films like To Each His Own Cinema, and why
Paris, je t'aime
international anthology structure, self-reflexive engagement with cinema, and varied auteur-driven tones
New York, I Love You
collective anthology filmmaking, global perspectives, and formally diverse short segments
The Purple Rose of Cairo
playful meta-cinema, film history references, and an affectionate cinephile sensibility
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
experimental anthology form and directors examining the emotional meaning of filmmaking
Movie Details
- Directors
- Theo Angelopoulos, Olivier Assayas, Bille August, Chen Kaige, Michael Cimino, Jane Campion, Luc Dardenne, Tsai Ming-liang, Raymond Depardon, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Atom Egoyan, Takeshi Kitano, Roman Polanski, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Gus Van Sant, Andrei Konchalovsky, Walter Salles, Manoel de Oliveira, Aki Kaurismäki, Raúl Ruiz, Nanni Moretti, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Ken Loach, Elia Suleiman, Claude Lelouch, David Lynch, Amos Gitai, Abbas Kiarostami, David Cronenberg, Lars von Trier, Wim Wenders, Wong Kar-Wai, Youssef Chahine, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Zhang Yimou
- Release Date
- 2007-10-31
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (161)
Cast
- Golshifteh Farahani
- Taraneh Alidoosti
- Pegah Ahangarani
- Vishka Asayesh
- David Cronenberg
- Josh Brolin
- Giorgi Babluani
- Leonid Alexeenko
- Dàvi Alvarado
- Cindy Beckett
Common questions
- What is To Each His Own Cinema about?
- An international constellation of miniature love letters, jokes, provocations, and meditations about the spell of cinema.
- What is To Each His Own Cinema like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of To Each His Own Cinema as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is To Each His Own Cinema violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in To Each His Own Cinema.
- What did critics think of To Each His Own Cinema?
- Critics broadly celebrate the anthology as a diverse and affectionate international tribute to cinema, while noting that its appeal is strongest for informed cinephiles.
- Which films are like To Each His Own Cinema?
- Films with a similar feel include Paris, je t'aime, New York, I Love You, The Purple Rose of Cairo, and Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet.
- How long is To Each His Own Cinema?
- To Each His Own Cinema runs 100 minutes.
