THEME EXPLORATION

19th century

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Charulata
Charulata
1964 · Satyajit Ray
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Silence
Silence
2016 · Martin Scorsese
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Tom Jones
Tom Jones
1963 · Tony Richardson
Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Nevsky
1938 · Sergei Eisenstein
A Touch of Zen
A Touch of Zen
1970 · King Hu
A Fair Exchange
A Fair Exchange
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Ceddo
Ceddo
1978 · Ousmane Sembène
Bride of the Wind
Bride of the Wind
2001 · Bruce Beresford
D'Artagnan's Daughter
D'Artagnan's Daughter
1994 · Bertrand Tavernier
Les Aventures d’Arsène Lupin
Les Aventures d’Arsène Lupin
1957 · Jacques Becker
My Lenin
My Lenin
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Man of the Moment / Timely Mediator
The Man of the Moment / Timely Mediator
1932 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1998 · Alfonso Cuarón
Perón: The Justicialist Revolution
Perón: The Justicialist Revolution
1971 · Fernando Solanas
The Dust of Time
The Dust of Time
2008 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
God of War
God of War
2017 · Gordon Chan
The Blue Note
The Blue Note
1991 · Andrzej Żuławski
The Vintner's Luck
The Vintner's Luck
2009 · Niki Caro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His epic films like Battleship Potemkin and October directly chronicle 19th-century revolutionary history and industrial transformation.

 David Lean United Kingdom

He created sweeping historical epics such as Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago that capture 19th-century imperial conflicts and cultural settings.

 Andrzej Wajda Poland

His films like Ashes and Diamonds explore 19th-century Polish history, romanticism, and the struggle against imperial powers with profound emotional depth.