THEME EXPLORATION

1920s period piece

16 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Her Brother
Her Brother
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion
1967 · Masaki Kobayashi
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
Les Destinées sentimentales
Les Destinées sentimentales
2000 · Olivier Assayas
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
He Laughed Last
He Laughed Last
1956 · Blake Edwards
In Old California
In Old California
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
1966 · Ken Russell
Mikaël
Mikaël
1924 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson
1991 · Bruce Beresford
Goskinokalendar
Goskinokalendar
1923 · Dziga Vertov
Castello Cavalcanti
Castello Cavalcanti
2013 · Wes Anderson
Epitaph
Epitaph
2007 · Jung Bum-shik
Gun City
Gun City
2018 · Dani de la Torre
The Banishing
The Banishing
2021 · Christopher Smith
The Lost Bladesman
The Lost Bladesman
2011 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
King Vidor United States

He defined the American 1920s on screen with films like *The Crowd* (1928), exploring both the glamour and struggle of the Jazz Age.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His silent films including *Vampyr* (1932) and *Joan of Arc* (1928) embody the atmospheric and artistic innovations of 1920s cinema.