THEME EXPLORATION

Southern aristocracy

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène

All the King's Men
1958 · Sidney Lumet

Crazy Mama
1975 · Jonathan Demme

Gosford Park
2001 · Robert Altman

Eye of the Devil
1966 · J. Lee Thompson

Jezebel
1938 · William Wyler

Judge Priest
1934 · John Ford

Ne touchez pas la hache
2007 · Jacques Rivette

Queen Bee
1978 · Kon Ichikawa

Rich in Love
1992 · Bruce Beresford

Superstizione – Non ci credo!
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni

Swimming Pool
2003 · François Ozon

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

William Wyler United States

His adaptation of 'The Big Country' and work on Southern Gothic narratives explore the decline and moral complexity of the American South's landed gentry.

Sidney Lumet United States

Films like 'The Verdict' and his exploration of institutional corruption reveal the hypocrisy and social structures underlying Southern aristocratic traditions.