THEME EXPLORATION

Chinese modernization

21 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
2003 · Edward Zwick
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008 · Rob Cohen
Broads
Broads
1989 · Christian Petzold
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Le mura di Sana’a
Le mura di Sana’a
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Japan and the Japanese
Japan and the Japanese
1970 · Kon Ichikawa
Le Mystère Koumiko
Le Mystère Koumiko
1965 · Chris Marker
Little by Little
Little by Little
1970 · Jean Rouch
Mandabi
Mandabi
1968 · Ousmane Sembène
¡Qué Viva México!
¡Qué Viva México!
1979 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961 · Masaki Kobayashi
And His Ghost May Be Heard
And His Ghost May Be Heard
1973 · Richard Franklin
Kino-Pravda No. 19: A Movie-Camera Race Moscow – Arctic Ocean
Kino-Pravda No. 19: A Movie-Camera Race Moscow – Arctic Ocean
1924 · Dziga Vertov
Under the Blue Sky
Under the Blue Sky
1959 · Mrinal Sen
A Man Called Hero
A Man Called Hero
1999 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Legend of a Fighter
Legend of a Fighter
1982 · Yuen Woo-Ping
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jia Zhangke China

His films document China's rapid economic transformation and its impact on ordinary people's lives, particularly in industrial regions.

 Zhang Yimou China

He explores the collision between traditional Chinese culture and modern development through visually stunning narratives spanning historical and contemporary settings.

 Donnie Yen China

His work examines alienation and emotional displacement in contemporary urban China, capturing the psychological costs of rapid modernization.