THEME EXPLORATION

Chinese opera

18 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Giovanna D'Arco
Giovanna D'Arco
2016 · Peter Greenaway
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2015 · J.J. Abrams
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
Aria
Aria
1987 · Bruce Beresford & Robert Altman
A Song for Tomorrow
A Song for Tomorrow
1948 · Terence Fisher
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Princess Chang-Ping
Princess Chang-Ping
1976 · John Woo
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961 · Masaki Kobayashi
Sarah Winchester: Ghost Opera
Sarah Winchester: Ghost Opera
2016 · Bertrand Bonello
Aurélie Dupont, Instants of Grace
Aurélie Dupont, Instants of Grace
2010 · Cédric Klapisch
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Under the Blue Sky
Under the Blue Sky
1959 · Mrinal Sen
A Man Called Hero
A Man Called Hero
1999 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chen Kaige China

Created visually stunning films that weave Chinese operatic aesthetics, performance styles, and philosophical themes deeply into narrative cinema, particularly exploring the tension between tradition and modernity.