THEME EXPLORATION

medieval Italy

16 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Regno di Napoli
Regno di Napoli
1978 · Werner Schroeter
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
The Comfort of Strangers
The Comfort of Strangers
1990 · Paul Schrader
Accattone
Accattone
1961 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
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
Beatrice
Beatrice
1987 · Bertrand Tavernier
Le Tournoi
Le Tournoi
1928 · Jean Renoir
Robin Hood: The Movie
Robin Hood: The Movie
1955 · Terence Fisher
Vision
Vision
2009 · Margarethe von Trotta
A TV Dante
A TV Dante
1990 · Peter Greenaway
Paprika
Paprika
1991 · Tinto Brass
Gdansk
Gdansk
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'The Canterbury Tales' and 'The Decameron' authentically recreate medieval Italian life through visceral, poetic imagery deeply rooted in historical detail.

 Luchino Visconti Italy

His epic historical dramas, particularly those exploring Italian Renaissance and late medieval periods, combine operatic grandeur with meticulous historical authenticity.