THEME EXPLORATION

Chinese cinema history

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Sunshine Through the Dark
Sunshine Through the Dark
1911 · D.W. Griffith
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Block-notes di un regista
Block-notes di un regista
1969 · Federico Fellini
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1955 · Sergei Eisenstein
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
Marquitta
Marquitta
1927 · Jean Renoir
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2004 · Peter Greenaway
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
1995 · Nagisa Oshima
Argentina, mayo de 1969. Los caminos de la liberación
Argentina, mayo de 1969. Los caminos de la liberación
1969 · Fernando Solanas
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
1990 · Zhang Yimou
El perquè de tot plegat
El perquè de tot plegat
1994 · Ventura Pons
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
In the Area of Height A
In the Area of Height A
1941 · Dziga Vertov
La rosa blanca
La rosa blanca
1954 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
1974 · Phillip Noyce
Symphony of Lianhua
Symphony of Lianhua
1937 · Fei Mu
Not Quite Hollywood (Mark Hartley, ), self
Not Quite Hollywood (Mark Hartley, ), self
2008 · Richard Franklin
The Dust of Time
The Dust of Time
2008 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
The Experimental Image World of Shuji Terayama
The Experimental Image World of Shuji Terayama
1993 · Shuji Terayama
Women Filmmakers in Russia/I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman
Women Filmmakers in Russia/I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman
1988 · Sally Potter
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
2016 · Lav Diaz
Gdansk
Gdansk
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish
2021 · Lee Joon-ik
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart
2021 · Wong Kar-Wai
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Zhang Yimou China

His films like 'Raise the Red Lantern' and 'To Live' chronicle Chinese social upheaval and cultural transformation across different historical periods.

 Chen Kaige China

His works including 'Farewell My Concubine' and 'Life on a String' explore Chinese identity, tradition, and the impact of political movements on personal lives.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His meditative films like 'A City of Sadness' and 'The Assassin' examine Chinese cultural memory and historical consciousness through poetic visual storytelling.