THEME EXPLORATION

historical society

32 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
Bardelys the Magnificent
Bardelys the Magnificent
1926 · King Vidor
I ragazzi dei Parioli
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci
Elegy to the Visitor From the Revolution
Elegy to the Visitor From the Revolution
2011 · Lav Diaz
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Sergei Eisenstein
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves
Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves
1994 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
Let the Sun Shine In
Let the Sun Shine In
2017 · Claire Denis
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
The Wedding Party
The Wedding Party
2016 · Kemi Adetiba
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Patlabor EZY: File 1
Patlabor EZY: File 1
2026 · Kozo Kaiho
Saptadingar Guptodhon
Saptadingar Guptodhon
2026 · Dhrubo Banerjee
The King of The Internet
The King of The Internet
2026 · Fabrício Bittar
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Bariera
Bariera
1966 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Claro
Claro
1975 · Glauber Rocha
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary films like *Battleship Potemkin* and *October* directly dramatize pivotal moments of social upheaval and collective historical consciousness.

 Ousmane Sembène Senegal

His films interrogate colonial and post-colonial African societies, exploring how historical trauma shapes contemporary social structures and individual identities.