THEME EXPLORATION

1960s Americana

16 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

In the Mood for Love

In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai

Meet Me at the Fair

Meet Me at the Fair
1952 · Douglas Sirk

Fargo
1996 · Joel Coen

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

Citizen’s Band
1977 · Jonathan Demme

Complexe
1964 · Nobuhiko Obayashi

Four Friends / Georgia’s Friends

Four Friends / Georgia’s Friends
1981 · Arthur Penn

French Dressing

French Dressing
1963 · Ken Russell

Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock
2009 · Ang Lee

Band of Ninja Pilot

Band of Ninja Pilot
1969 · Nagisa Oshima

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

I ragazzi dei Parioli

I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci

Natacha, (Almost) Air Hostess

Natacha, (Almost) Air Hostess
2025 · Noémie Saglio

Stealing Sinatra

Stealing Sinatra
2003 · Ron Underwood

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Martin Scorsese USA

His films like 'Taxi Driver' and 'Mean Streets' capture the gritty underbelly of 1960s-70s American urban life with unflinching authenticity.

Sofia Coppola USA

'The Godfather' series epitomizes 1960s American culture through its exploration of power, family, and the American dream's corruption.

Sidney Lumet USA

His socially conscious films like 'Serpico' and '12 Angry Men' directly engage with 1960s American institutions, justice, and moral questions.