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THEME EXPLORATION

1920s era

18 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
Green Book
Green Book
2018 · Peter Farrelly
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde
1967 · Arthur Penn
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Her Brother
Her Brother
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Kumoemon Tochuken
Kumoemon Tochuken
1936 · Mikio Naruse
La royale goumbé
La royale goumbé
1958 · Jean Rouch
Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson
1991 · Bruce Beresford
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
1986 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Ne touchez pas la hache
Ne touchez pas la hache
2007 · Jacques Rivette
Un Pilota ritorna
Un Pilota ritorna
1942 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Goskinokalendar
Goskinokalendar
1923 · Dziga Vertov
All the Cats Join In
All the Cats Join In
1946 · Jack Kinney
Legend No. 17
Legend No. 17
2013 · Nikolay Lebedev
Occupied City
Occupied City
2023 · Steve McQueen
The Silent War
The Silent War
2012 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein → Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique in films like 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October' captured the political and social upheaval of the 1920s era.

Carl Theodor Dreyer → Denmark

His films including 'Vampyr' and 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' exemplify the artistic ambition and emotional intensity that defined 1920s cinema.

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