THEME EXPLORATION

1930s setting

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Antoine et Antoinette
Antoine et Antoinette
1947 · Jacques Becker
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
1930 · Jean Renoir
Donovan’s Reef
Donovan’s Reef
1963 · John Ford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank Capra United States

His films like 'It Happened One Night' and 'You Can't Take It with You' capture the spirit of 1930s American life during the Great Depression with warmth and social commentary.

 Jean Renoir France

His masterpiece 'The Grand Illusion' and 'La Règle du Jeu' authentically portray the social tensions and atmosphere of 1930s Europe with poetic realism.

 Francis Ford Coppola United States

His films including 'The Grapes of Wrath' and 'Stagecoach' vividly depict the landscapes, struggles, and character of 1930s America with epic scope and emotional depth.