THEME EXPLORATION

mccarthy era

16 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Green Book
Green Book
2018 · Peter Farrelly
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde
1967 · Arthur Penn
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Kumoemon Tochuken
Kumoemon Tochuken
1936 · Mikio Naruse
La royale goumbé
La royale goumbé
1958 · Jean Rouch
My Love Has Been Burning
My Love Has Been Burning
1949 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
1986 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Ne touchez pas la hache
Ne touchez pas la hache
2007 · Jacques Rivette
Un Pilota ritorna
Un Pilota ritorna
1942 · Michelangelo Antonioni
In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
1937 · Dziga Vertov
Valse brillante de Chopin
Valse brillante de Chopin
1936 · Max Ophuls
All the Cats Join In
All the Cats Join In
1946 · Jack Kinney
Legend No. 17
Legend No. 17
2013 · Nikolay Lebedev
Occupied City
Occupied City
2023 · Steve McQueen
The Silent War
The Silent War
2012 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bryan Fuller United States

His visceral films such as 'Pickup on South Street' explore Cold War anxiety, anti-communist hysteria, and the moral ambiguity of McCarthy-era politics through noir sensibilities.