THEME EXPLORATION

19th century

12 films · 3 directors
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary films like Battleship Potemkin and October depict pivotal 19th-century moments and political upheaval with cinematic innovation.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

He meticulously reconstructed 19th-century worlds in Barry Lyndon and Paths of Glory, exploring themes of ambition, war, and human tragedy.

 Andrzej Wajda Poland

He profoundly examined 19th-century Polish history and Romantic literature through films like Ashes and Diamonds and Pan Tadeusz.