THEME EXPLORATION

biographical drama

21 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
2019
2019
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
1966 · John Frankenheimer
Letter from Michelangelo
Letter from Michelangelo
1971 · David Cronenberg
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
2019 · Martin Scorsese
Les Destinées sentimentales
Les Destinées sentimentales
2000 · Olivier Assayas
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
A Woman’s Story
A Woman’s Story
1963 · Mikio Naruse
Bride of the Wind
Bride of the Wind
2001 · Bruce Beresford
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Geu-hu
Geu-hu
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
La Signora senza camelie
La Signora senza camelie
1953 · Michelangelo Antonioni
My Brother Talks to Horses
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947 · Fred Zinnemann
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
2005 · Guy Maddin
Vincent the Dutchman
Vincent the Dutchman
1972 · Mai Zetterling
Crossing the Line
Crossing the Line
2008 · Peter Jackson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Gary Fleder USA

Crafts accessible biographical dramas celebrating American athletes overcoming adversity.

 Paolo Sorrentino Italy

His films like 'Youth' and 'The Hand of God' deeply explore personal memory, artistic struggle, and the intersection of biography with philosophical inquiry.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

He crafts intimate biographical narratives that examine how individual lives are shaped by social and political circumstances, as seen in 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes'.