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THEME EXPLORATION

1920s

11 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
Her Brother
Her Brother
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
He Laughed Last
He Laughed Last
1956 · Blake Edwards
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
1966 · Ken Russell
Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson
1991 · Bruce Beresford
The Song of Love
The Song of Love
1923 · Frank Borzage
Tokyo March
Tokyo March
1929 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Goskinokalendar
Goskinokalendar
1923 · Dziga Vertov
Gun City
Gun City
2018 · Dani de la Torre
Mélo
Mélo
1986 · Alain Resnais
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein → Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage theory and films like 'Battleship Potemkin' epitomized 1920s Soviet cinema's radical approach to narrative and visual composition.

Carl Theodor Dreyer → Denmark

His 1928 film 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' represents the pinnacle of 1920s silent cinema through its psychological depth and groundbreaking use of close-up cinematography.

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