THEME EXPLORATION

1930s Paris

18 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Amélie
Amélie
2001 · Jean-Pierre Jeunet
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
1951 · Vincente Minnelli
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
1930 · Jean Renoir
Fashions for Women
Fashions for Women
1927 · Dorothy Arzner
Parisian Life
Parisian Life
1935 · Robert Siodmak
Pure Love
Pure Love
1930 · Mikio Naruse
So Long at the Fair
So Long at the Fair
1950 · Terence Fisher
The Long Night
The Long Night
2001 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
The Shimpu Group
The Shimpu Group
1933 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!
2001 · Baz Luhrmann
The Exile
The Exile
1981 · Peter Greenaway
Drunken Monkey
Drunken Monkey
2003 · Kar-leung Lau
Memories of Prison
Memories of Prison
1984 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Exile
The Exile
1947 · Max Ophuls
November
November
2022 · Cédric Jimenez
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008 · Kim Jee-woon
Sky Fighters
Sky Fighters
2005 · Gérard Pirès
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jean Renoir France

His masterpieces like 'La Grande Illusion' and 'La Règle du Jeu' are quintessential explorations of 1930s French society, politics, and the era's social tensions.

 Claire Denis France

His early sound films like 'À Nous la Liberté' and 'Le Million' brilliantly satirize 1930s Parisian life with wit, social commentary, and innovative comedic storytelling.