THEME EXPLORATION

medieval France

21 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Le Deuxième souffle
Le Deuxième souffle
1966 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Three Colors: Blue
Three Colors: Blue
1993 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
A Walk with Love and Death
A Walk with Love and Death
1969 · John Huston
Francesco, giullare di Dio
Francesco, giullare di Dio
1950 · Roberto Rossellini
History Is Made at Night
History Is Made at Night
1937 · Frank Borzage
I racconti di Canterbury
I racconti di Canterbury
1972 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Orpheus
Orpheus
2006 · Bruce Beresford
Robin Hood: The Movie
Robin Hood: The Movie
1955 · Terence Fisher
The Lovers
The Lovers
1953 · Kon Ichikawa
Vision
Vision
2009 · Margarethe von Trotta
A TV Dante
A TV Dante
1990 · Peter Greenaway
De Sade
De Sade
1969 · Cy Endfield & Roger Corman
Gdansk
Gdansk
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
1973 · Gérard Pirès
The Vintner's Luck
The Vintner's Luck
2009 · Niki Caro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Eric Rohmer France

His film 'Perceval le Gallois' is a poetic adaptation of Chrétien de Troyes' medieval Arthurian romance, exploring chivalry and courtly love through stylized theatrical staging.

 Robert Bresson France

His masterpiece 'Lancelot du Lac' deconstructs medieval Arthurian legend with austere minimalism, questioning the romantic ideals of knighthood and courtly society.