THEME EXPLORATION

19th century Eastern Europe

24 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
Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim
1962 · François Truffaut
Visions of Europe
Visions of Europe
2004 · Béla Tarr & Peter Greenaway
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
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
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His philosophical films deeply explore Russian spiritual and intellectual traditions rooted in 19th century thought.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary cinema dramatizes 19th century Russian history and social upheaval through innovative visual storytelling.

 Béla Tarr Hungary

His austere aesthetic captures the melancholic essence of Eastern European life and 19th century existential themes.