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THEME EXPLORATION

1960s

15 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
Complexe
Complexe
1964 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Four Friends / Georgia’s Friends
Four Friends / Georgia’s Friends
1981 · Arthur Penn
“Pop Goes the Easel”
“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell
Shampoo
Shampoo
1975 · Hal Ashby
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock
2009 · Ang Lee
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Band of Ninja Pilot
Band of Ninja Pilot
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
I ragazzi dei Parioli
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci
Last Night in Soho
Last Night in Soho
2021 · Edgar Wright
Natacha, (Almost) Air Hostess
Natacha, (Almost) Air Hostess
2025 · Noémie Saglio
Stealing Sinatra
Stealing Sinatra
2003 · Ron Underwood
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick → USA

His films like 'Dr. Strangelove' and '2001: A Space Odyssey' directly capture the anxieties, technological optimism, and cultural upheaval of the 1960s.

François Truffaut → France

A leading figure of the French New Wave during the 1960s, he explored youth, love, and alienation through innovative filmmaking that defined the era's cinema.

Michelangelo Antonioni → Italy

His 1960s masterpieces like 'Blow-Up' and 'L'Avventura' intimately examine modern alienation and the disillusionment of the decade's youth and society.

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