THEME EXPLORATION

progressive rock opera

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
AC/DC: Family Jewels
AC/DC: Family Jewels
2005 · Russell Mulcahy
Giovanna D'Arco
Giovanna D'Arco
2016 · Peter Greenaway
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2015 · J.J. Abrams
Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody
2018 · Bryan Singer
Cruella
Cruella
2021 · Craig Gillespie
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010 · Edgar Wright
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026 · Malcolm Venville
Aria
Aria
1987 · Bruce Beresford & Robert Altman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chuck Russell United Kingdom

He pioneered the rock opera film genre with visually extravagant adaptations like 'Tommy' (1975) and 'Lisztomania' (1975), blending progressive music with surreal, theatrical cinema.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His experimental approach to narrative structure and visual abstraction in films like 'Blow-Up' (1966) and 'Zabriskie Point' (1970) parallels progressive rock's genre-defying ambition and complexity.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror aesthetic and layered narratives create a cinematic equivalent to progressive rock's transgressive themes and intricate compositional structures.