THEME EXPLORATION

South American intrigue

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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 Exile
The Exile
1947 · Max Ophuls
The Exile
The Exile
1981 · Peter Greenaway
Cat and Mouse
Cat and Mouse
2003 · Gordon Chan
Olimpius Inferno
Olimpius Inferno
2009 · Igor Voloshin
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Omaha
Omaha
2026 · Cole Webley
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
2026 · Jimmy Stone
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Hamles
Hamles
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Il Decameron
Il Decameron
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Heart, Head and Hand
Heart, Head and Hand
1979 · Peter Weir
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
1966 · Roberto Rossellini
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
1955 · Fred Zinnemann
Red Cliff
Red Cliff
2008 · John Woo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Fernando Meirelles Brazil

His films like 'City of God' and 'Blindness' explore corruption, social chaos, and political intrigue within South American contexts with visceral intensity.

 Luis Llosa Peru

Her surreal, enigmatic narratives in films like 'The Claudette' and 'La teta asustada' probe Peru's political violence and hidden historical traumas.

 Pablo Larraín Chile

His films including 'Jackie', 'Spencer', and particularly 'NO' directly confront South American political intrigue and authoritarian regimes through intimate psychological lenses.