THEME EXPLORATION

Southern belle

13 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
1958 · Sidney Lumet
Jezebel
Jezebel
1938 · William Wyler
Crazy Mama
Crazy Mama
1975 · Jonathan Demme
Parisian Life
Parisian Life
1935 · Robert Siodmak
Queen Bee
Queen Bee
1978 · Kon Ichikawa
Rich in Love
Rich in Love
1992 · Bruce Beresford
Superstizione – Non ci credo!
Superstizione – Non ci credo!
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
2003 · François Ozon
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!
2001 · Baz Luhrmann
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951 · Elia Kazan
Non si sevizia un paperino
Non si sevizia un paperino
1972 · Lucio Fulci
Pinky
Pinky
1949 · Elia Kazan & John Ford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
William Wyler United States

His adaptation of 'The Letter' and other Southern Gothic narratives capture the complexity and moral ambiguity of Southern belle characters.

 Victor Fleming United States

Directed 'Gone with the Wind,' the quintessential Southern belle film that defines Scarlett O'Hara as cinema's most iconic representation of the archetype.