THEME EXPLORATION

19th century science

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
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
Charulata
Charulata
1964 · Satyajit Ray
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
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
Primitive
Primitive
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Nevsky
1938 · Sergei Eisenstein
A Touch of Zen
A Touch of Zen
1970 · King Hu
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal
1971 · Roberto Rossellini
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
Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
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
Vision
Vision
2009 · Margarethe von Trotta
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1998 · Alfonso Cuarón
Flesh for Frankenstein!
Flesh for Frankenstein!
1973 · Antonio Margheriti
Perón: The Justicialist Revolution
Perón: The Justicialist Revolution
1971 · Fernando Solanas
Perceptual Learning
Perceptual Learning
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
The Dust of Time
The Dust of Time
2008 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
2046
2046
2004 · Wong Kar-Wai
Adam: The Mirror
Adam: The Mirror
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively explore human obsession with scientific conquest and the hubris of 19th-century explorers and inventors.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror examines the anxieties of Victorian-era scientific advancement and the dark consequences of medical experimentation.

 Jacques Tati France

His satirical films critique the blind faith in technological progress and mechanization that defined 19th-century industrial optimism.