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THEME EXPLORATION

1920s period drama

19 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Her Brother
Her Brother
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion
1967 · Masaki Kobayashi
The Song of Love
The Song of Love
1923 · Frank Borzage
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
2019
2019
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
1966 · John Frankenheimer
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell
Les Destinées sentimentales
Les Destinées sentimentales
2000 · Olivier Assayas
Bride of the Wind
Bride of the Wind
2001 · Bruce Beresford
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
Days in the Trees
Days in the Trees
1967 · John Schlesinger
Geu-hu
Geu-hu
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
La Signora senza camelie
La Signora senza camelie
1953 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Mikaël
Mikaël
1924 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
My Brother Talks to Horses
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947 · Fred Zinnemann
The Dead Father
The Dead Father
1986 · Guy Maddin
Meet the Feebles
Meet the Feebles
1989 · Peter Jackson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein → Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage techniques in 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October' define the cinematic language of 1920s political drama and historical upheaval.

Carl Theodor Dreyer → Denmark

His expressionist masterpiece 'Vampyr' and stark psychological dramas epitomize the haunting, introspective aesthetic of 1920s European cinema.

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