THEME EXPLORATION

historical narrative

30 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Sergei Eisenstein
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Fiction
Fiction
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007 · Jon Turteltaub
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Shawn Levy
Fuze
Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Saptadingar Guptodhon
Saptadingar Guptodhon
2026 · Dhrubo Banerjee
Primavera
Primavera
2026 · Damiano Michieletto
The Wizard of the Kremlin
The Wizard of the Kremlin
2026 · Olivier Assayas
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
1970 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
Claro
Claro
1975 · Glauber Rocha
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
1986 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Okichi, Mistress of a Foreigner
Okichi, Mistress of a Foreigner
1930 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Red Cliff II
Red Cliff II
2009 · John Woo
Seances
Seances
2016 · Guy Maddin
Places of Historic Interest in Bihar
Places of Historic Interest in Bihar
1955 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Phantom of Liberty
The Phantom of Liberty
1974 · Luis Buñuel
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Pioneer of montage cinema who shaped how historical events are visually constructed and interpreted through revolutionary filmmaking techniques.

 Ousmane Sembène Senegal

Foundational African filmmaker who centered colonized perspectives in historical narratives, reclaiming and reframing African history from previously marginalized viewpoints.