THEME EXPLORATION

imperial palace

19 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Inside the Forbidden City
Inside the Forbidden City
1965 · Chang Cheh
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Raja Shivaji
Raja Shivaji
2026 · Riteish Deshmukh
A Face From the Past
A Face From the Past
1941 · Mikio Naruse
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Katia
Katia
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Kyoto
Kyoto
1969 · Kon Ichikawa
Moro Naba
Moro Naba
1958 · Jean Rouch
1001 Nights of Pleasure
1001 Nights of Pleasure
1972 · Antonio Margheriti
Peopling The Palaces
Peopling The Palaces
2007 · Peter Greenaway
Romance of a Horsethief
Romance of a Horsethief
1971 · Abraham Polonsky
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 · Anthony Mann
Chinese Odyssey 2002
Chinese Odyssey 2002
2002 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
King of Beggars
King of Beggars
1992 · Gordon Chan
Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete
Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete
1960 · Silvio Amadio
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971 · Franklin J. Schaffner
Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power
Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power
1982 · Frank Miller
The Concubine
The Concubine
2012 · Kim Dae-seung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His epic 'The Last Emperor' intimately chronicles the life of China's final emperor within the Forbidden City's opulent walls.

 Zhang Yimou China

He masterfully visualizes imperial palace intrigue and aesthetics in films like 'Raise the Red Lantern' and 'The Curse of the Golden Flower.'