THEME EXPLORATION

Western influence in India

19 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
Charulata
Charulata
1964 · Satyajit Ray
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
American History X
American History X
1998 · Tony Kaye
Chappie
Chappie
2015 · Neill Blomkamp
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026 · Rhys Frake-Waterfield
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
2026 · Paul Dugdale
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026 · Malcolm Venville
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
1943 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Crook Buster
Crook Buster
1925 · William Wyler
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society
1989 · Peter Weir
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
2005 · Guy Maddin
Rose et Landry
Rose et Landry
1963 · Jean Rouch
The Golden Thread
The Golden Thread
1965 · Ritwik Ghatak
Vent d’est
Vent d’est
1970 · Glauber Rocha
La vida abismal
La vida abismal
2007 · Ventura Pons
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mira Nair India/USA

Her films like 'Monsoon Wedding' and 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' directly examine the collision between Western modernity and Indian tradition, exploring cultural hybridity and identity.