THEME EXPLORATION

French cinema history

32 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
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
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
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1955 · Sergei Eisenstein
Jean Renoir, le Patron
Jean Renoir, le Patron
1966 · Jacques Rivette
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
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
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

Pioneer of the French New Wave who revolutionized cinema technique and reflexively explored filmmaking itself through works like 'Day for Night'.

 Jean-Luc Godard France

Foundational French New Wave director who deconstructed narrative cinema and continuously examined cinema's language and history throughout his career.

 Claude Chabrol France

Key French New Wave figure who combined innovative filmmaking techniques with deep engagement of French cultural and cinematic traditions.