THEME EXPLORATION

imperial stagnation

17 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel

A Dedicated Machine

A Dedicated Machine
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

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
1959 · Robert Siodmak

Kyoto
1969 · Kon Ichikawa

Curse of the Golden Flower

Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 · Zhang Yimou

Celebration
2024 · Bruno Anković

Pass Over
2018 · Spike Lee

Romance of a Horsethief

Romance of a Horsethief
1971 · Abraham Polonsky

Chinese Odyssey 2002

Chinese Odyssey 2002
2002 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai

King of Beggars

King of Beggars
1992 · Gordon Chan

Life at the Top

Life at the Top
1965 · Ted Kotcheff

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

Poodle
1979 · Bigas Luna

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His epic films like 'The Last Emperor' and 'The Conformist' dissect the decay and moral collapse of imperial and authoritarian systems.

Zhang Yimou China

Films like 'Raise the Red Lantern' and 'The Emperor's Shadow' examine the rigid hierarchies and creative suffocation within imperial Chinese courts.