THEME EXPLORATION

cost of revolution

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Havana
Havana
1990 · Sydney Pollack
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
The Crimson Pirate
The Crimson Pirate
1952 · Robert Siodmak
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Django
Django
1966 · Sergio Corbucci
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014 · Francis Lawrence
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
2012 · Tom Hooper
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage theory and films like Battleship Potemkin and October directly document and aestheticize the violent human cost of revolution.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Films like Land and Freedom and The Spirit of '45 explore how revolutionary ideals clash with human suffering and the compromises required to sustain change.