THEME EXPLORATION

palace ceremonies

10 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Moro Naba
Moro Naba
1958 · Jean Rouch
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
1001 Nights of Pleasure
1001 Nights of Pleasure
1972 · Antonio Margheriti
Peopling The Palaces
Peopling The Palaces
2007 · Peter Greenaway
Inside the Forbidden City
Inside the Forbidden City
1965 · Chang Cheh
Chinese Odyssey 2002
Chinese Odyssey 2002
2002 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
God in Russia
God in Russia
1984 · Artavazd Pelechian
Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete
Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete
1960 · Silvio Amadio
The China Plate
The China Plate
1931 · Wilfred Jackson
The Concubine
The Concubine
2012 · Kim Dae-seung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His masterpiece 'The Last Emperor' intricately depicts the elaborate rituals and ceremonies within the Forbidden City's imperial palace.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

'Barry Lyndon' and especially his meticulous attention to composition transform palace settings into visually symphonic ceremonies of power and decorum.