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THEME EXPLORATION

American South

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
The Plainsman
The Plainsman
1936 · Cecil B. DeMille
The Exile
The Exile
1947 · Max Ophuls
The Exile
The Exile
1981 · Peter Greenaway
Olimpius Inferno
Olimpius Inferno
2009 · Igor Voloshin
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
1939 · Michael Curtiz
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Barry Jenkins → United States

His works explore Black Southern life and identity with poetic depth, particularly evident in 'Moonlight' and 'If Beale Street Could Talk.'

Ethan Coen → United States

Their films like 'No Country for Old Men' and 'Hail, Caesar!' capture the moral complexities and cultural textures of the American South and Southwest.

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