THEME EXPLORATION

imperial heritage

27 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Coco
Coco
2017 · Lee Unkrich
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002 · Joel Zwick
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
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
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
2026 · Morio Asaka
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Summer Hours
Summer Hours
2008 · Olivier Assayas
Raja Shivaji
Raja Shivaji
2026 · Riteish Deshmukh
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2026 · David Bickerstaff
A Face From the Past
A Face From the Past
1941 · Mikio Naruse
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Fast Hands
Fast Hands
1976 · Alan Clarke
Katia
Katia
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Le mura di Sana’a
Le mura di Sana’a
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Puruliar Chhau
Puruliar Chhau
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
La Gomera
La Gomera
2019 · Corneliu Porumboiu
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
1964 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Athens: Return to the Acropolis
Athens: Return to the Acropolis
1983 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Moana 2
Moana 2
2024 · David G. Derrick Jr. & Jason Hand
The Legend of Hercules
The Legend of Hercules
2014 · Renny Harlin
Chinese Odyssey 2002
Chinese Odyssey 2002
2002 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
King of Beggars
King of Beggars
1992 · Gordon Chan
White Apache
White Apache
1987 · Frank Miller
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His films like 'The Last Emperor' and 'The Conformist' deeply explore imperial power structures, colonial legacies, and the psychological complexities of authoritarian systems.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films like 'In the Mood for Love' and 'The Grandmaster' grapple with Hong Kong's imperial colonial history and the nostalgia for lost cultural identities under British rule.