THEME EXPLORATION

1950s period setting

22 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion
1967 · Masaki Kobayashi
Epitaph
Epitaph
2007 · Jung Bum-shik
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
Chocolat
Chocolat
1988 · Claire Denis
Les Destinées sentimentales
Les Destinées sentimentales
2000 · Olivier Assayas
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Ladies in Black
Ladies in Black
2018 · Bruce Beresford
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
Mikaël
Mikaël
1924 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Acapulco
Acapulco
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
Caravan of songs
Caravan of songs
1955 · Sergio Corbucci
Come... Kiss... Finished!
Come... Kiss... Finished!
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

Masterfully captured the glamour, cynicism, and social anxieties of 1950s America through noir and comedies like Sunset Boulevard and The Seven Year Itch.

 Jacques Tati France

Brilliantly satirized the modernization and technological ambitions of 1950s society through visual comedy in Mon Oncle and Playtime.