THEME EXPLORATION

historical preservation

32 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Shawn Levy
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
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Flowers & Banana Wind
Flowers & Banana Wind
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007 · Jon Turteltaub
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Fuze
Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie
Kokuho
Kokuho
2025 · Sang-il Lee
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Pressure
Pressure
2026 · Anthony Maras
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
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Claro
Claro
1975 · Glauber Rocha
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Il messia
Il messia
1975 · Roberto Rossellini
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Le mura di Sana’a
Le mura di Sana’a
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
1986 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Red Cliff II
Red Cliff II
2009 · John Woo
Places of Historic Interest in Bihar
Places of Historic Interest in Bihar
1955 · Ritwik Ghatak
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Babe: Pig In the City
Babe: Pig In the City
1998 · George Miller
Anniversary of the Revolution
Anniversary of the Revolution
1918 · Dziga Vertov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His works including 'The Assassin' and 'Café Lumière' meticulously preserve disappearing landscapes and historical periods through long takes and visual archaeology of urban and natural spaces.