THEME EXPLORATION

period drama

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion
1967 · Masaki Kobayashi
Shinsengumi
Shinsengumi
2000 · Kon Ichikawa
HOKUSAI
HOKUSAI
2021 · Hajime Hashimoto
Rekishi
Rekishi
1940 · Tomu Uchida
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
The File on Thelma Jordon
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 · Robert Siodmak
2019
2019
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
1966 · John Frankenheimer
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
2019 · Martin Scorsese
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
James Hawes UK

Blends intimate character work with expansive production design across historical and contemporary narratives.

 Martin Scorsese United States

Master of historical immersion who meticulously reconstructs past eras to explore how social systems shape human behavior and morality.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Deconstructs period drama conventions by infusing historical settings with psychological surrealism and dark absurdism to expose timeless human peculiarities.