THEME EXPLORATION

film industry history

36 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Meet the Pioneers
Meet the Pioneers
1948 · Lindsay Anderson
La Machine à refaire la vie
La Machine à refaire la vie
1933 · Julien Duvivier
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
Get On Up
Get On Up
2014 · Tate Taylor
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023 · Rob Reiner
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
2016 · Lav Diaz
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007 · John Landis
Gdansk
Gdansk
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish
2021 · Lee Joon-ik
The Sparks Brothers
The Sparks Brothers
2021 · Edgar Wright
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
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
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
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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
Wuyong
Wuyong
2007 · Jia Zhangke
Colours of Time
Colours of Time
2026 · Cédric Klapisch
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Clika
Clika
2026 · Michael Greene
Diamonds
Diamonds
2026 · Ferzan Özpetek
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
2026 · Kenji Nakamura
The Moment
The Moment
2026 · Aidan Zamiri
45) Director of the Year, the Variety International Film Guide
45) Director of the Year, the Variety International Film Guide
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003 · Bruce Beresford
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1955 · Sergei Eisenstein
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His film 'Day for Night' is a meta-cinematic masterpiece that explores the filmmaking process itself and cinema's transformative power.

 Billy Wilder Austria-USA

'Sunset Boulevard' provides a scathing critique of Hollywood's golden age and the dark underbelly of the film industry's treatment of its stars.

 Martin Scorsese USA

His documentary work and films like 'The Irishman' reflect deep engagement with cinema history, film preservation, and the evolution of American filmmaking.