THEME EXPLORATION

American innocence abroad

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
1941 · Orson Welles
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 Red Balloon
The Red Balloon
1956 · Albert Lamorisse
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

Apocalypse Now deconstructs American idealism and moral certainty colliding with the brutal realities of foreign intervention in Vietnam.

 Oliver Stone USA

Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July chronicle how American soldiers' youthful innocence is shattered by the moral ambiguities and violence of the Vietnam War.

 Martin Scorsese USA

Casino and The Wolf of Wall Street explore American confidence and naivety abroad as catalysts for corruption and the loss of ethical moorings.