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THEME EXPLORATION

1960s Los Angeles

19 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
The Canyons
The Canyons
2013 · Paul Schrader
52 Pick-Up
52 Pick-Up
1986 · John Frankenheimer
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
Complexe
Complexe
1964 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Model Shop
Model Shop
1969 · Jacques Demy
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
Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland
2006 · Allen Coulter
Ironheart
Ironheart
1992 · Robert Clouse
Natacha, (Almost) Air Hostess
Natacha, (Almost) Air Hostess
2025 · Noémie Saglio
Sexual Life
Sexual Life
2005 · Ken Kwapis
Stealing Sinatra
Stealing Sinatra
2003 · Ron Underwood
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Roman Polanski → Poland

His 1974 masterpiece 'Chinatown' is the definitive noir exploration of 1960s-70s Los Angeles corruption and moral decay.

David Fincher → United States

Films like 'L.A. Confidential' (as screenwriter influence) and 'Zodiac' capture the dark underbelly of Los Angeles across decades with meticulous period detail.

Quentin Tarantino → United States

'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' is a love letter to 1960s Los Angeles that immerses viewers in the era's culture, landscapes, and pivotal moments.

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