THEME EXPLORATION

Spanish colonial history

44 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
1976 · Jean Rouch
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
Trick or Treaty?
Trick or Treaty?
2014 · Alanis Obomsawin
El Gran Gato
El Gran Gato
2003 · Ventura Pons
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
2016 · Lav Diaz
Death of Yazdgerd
Death of Yazdgerd
1982 · Bahram Beyzai
The Compass Rose
The Compass Rose
1983 · Patricio Guzmán
Gdansk
Gdansk
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish
2021 · Lee Joon-ik
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
2022 · Yuen Woo-Ping
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 · Wes Anderson
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
La ley de deseo
La ley de deseo
1987 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
Men Don’t Cry
Men Don’t Cry
2017 · Alen Drljević
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
S’en fout la mort
S’en fout la mort
1990 · Claire Denis
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Diamonds
Diamonds
2026 · Ferzan Özpetek
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
2026 · Kenji Nakamura
Phool Pishi O Edward
Phool Pishi O Edward
2026 · Nandita Roy
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His film ¡Que viva México! directly documented and critiqued Spanish colonial legacy and indigenous Mexican culture.