THEME EXPLORATION

forbidden city intrigue

38 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two
2024 · Denis Villeneuve
The Princess of Montpensier
The Princess of Montpensier
2010 · Bertrand Tavernier
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji
1966 · Kon Ichikawa
The Tamarind Seed
The Tamarind Seed
1974 · Blake Edwards
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Vanina Vanini
Vanina Vanini
1961 · Roberto Rossellini
Drunken Master III
Drunken Master III
1994 · Kar-leung Lau
Inside the Forbidden City
Inside the Forbidden City
1965 · Chang Cheh
A Frozen Flower
A Frozen Flower
2008 · Yoo Ha
Anna Boleyn
Anna Boleyn
1920 · Ernst Lubitsch
Cat and Mouse
Cat and Mouse
2003 · Gordon Chan
From Mayerling to Sarajevo
From Mayerling to Sarajevo
1940 · Max Ophüls
The Concubine
The Concubine
2012 · Kim Dae-seung
The Housemaid
The Housemaid
2021 · Roman Perez Jr.
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
1973 · Paul Verhoeven
2019
2019
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His films like 'The Last Emperor' and 'The Conformist' deeply explore power dynamics, forbidden desire, and political intrigue within closed, hierarchical spaces.

 Zhang Yimou China

His visually stunning works such as 'Raise the Red Lantern' and 'House of Flying Daggers' masterfully depict forbidden relationships and court conspiracies within imperial settings.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative films like 'Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom' and 'Teorema' examine power, forbidden desires, and corruption within isolated, rule-bound societies.