THEME EXPLORATION

1950s America

20 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Meet Me at the Fair
Meet Me at the Fair
1952 · Douglas Sirk
The Straight Story
The Straight Story
1999 · David Lynch
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Ang Lee
Chocolat
Chocolat
1988 · Claire Denis
A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain
1957 · Fred Zinnemann
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
Ladies in Black
Ladies in Black
2018 · Bruce Beresford
The Long Day Closes
The Long Day Closes
1992 · Terence Davies
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
1939 · William Wyler
Caravan of songs
Caravan of songs
1955 · Sergio Corbucci
Perón: The Justicialist Revolution
Perón: The Justicialist Revolution
1971 · Fernando Solanas
The Southern Cross
The Southern Cross
1992 · Patricio Guzmán
Paprika
Paprika
1991 · Tinto Brass
Castello Cavalcanti
Castello Cavalcanti
2013 · Wes Anderson
Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland
2006 · Allen Coulter
Stealing Sinatra
Stealing Sinatra
2003 · Ron Underwood
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria/USA

His films like Sunset Boulevard and The Apartment capture the anxieties, moral complexities, and social dynamics of 1950s American urban life.

 Satyajit Ray USA

Rebel Without a Cause and In a Lonely Place directly explore 1950s American youth rebellion, alienation, and the clash between conformity and individuality.