THEME EXPLORATION

classic literature

20 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Afire
Afire
2023 · Christian Petzold
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
Black and Blue
Black and Blue
1993 · Robert Altman
Copie conforme
Copie conforme
2010 · Abbas Kiarostami
Clouds of Glory
Clouds of Glory
1978 · Ken Russell
Credited as “Colour Style Creator for Moby Dick
Credited as “Colour Style Creator for Moby Dick
1956 · John Huston
Heart, Head and Hand
Heart, Head and Hand
1979 · Peter Weir
I racconti di Canterbury
I racconti di Canterbury
1972 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Ten Nights of Dreams
Ten Nights of Dreams
2007 · Kon Ichikawa & Takashi Shimizu
Three's Company
Three's Company
1953 · Terence Fisher
An Unfinished Story
An Unfinished Story
1971 · Mrinal Sen
Endless Poetry
Endless Poetry
2016 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Insônia
Insônia
1982 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Le Voyage de Gulliver à Lilliput et chez les géants
Le Voyage de Gulliver à Lilliput et chez les géants
1902 · Georges Méliès
The Poet of the Castle
The Poet of the Castle
1959 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Un berenar a Ginebra
Un berenar a Ginebra
2013 · Ventura Pons
Black Tights
Black Tights
1961 · Terence Young
Casey at the Bat
Casey at the Bat
1946 · Jack Kinney
Painted Skin
Painted Skin
2008 · Gordon Chan
Satiricosissimo
Satiricosissimo
1970 · Mariano Laurenti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joe Wright United Kingdom

He has adapted numerous classic literary works including Pride and Prejudice, Atonement, and Anna Karenina, bringing psychological depth and visual innovation to beloved novels.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

He adapted the classic Russian novel Crime and Punishment in contemporary Los Angeles with Babel, demonstrating how timeless literary themes transcend their original settings.