THEME EXPLORATION

revolution and uprising

33 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928 · Sergei Eisenstein
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
The Volga Boatman
The Volga Boatman
1926 · Cecil B. DeMille
The Five Days of Milan
The Five Days of Milan
1973 · Dario Argento
Che: Part One
Che: Part One
2008 · Steven Soderbergh
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
The Crimson Pirate
The Crimson Pirate
1952 · Robert Siodmak
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Django
Django
1966 · Sergio Corbucci
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer
2013 · Bong Joon-ho
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003 · Bruce Beresford
Captain Conan
Captain Conan
1996 · Bertrand Tavernier
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
if….
if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson
La Marseillaise
La Marseillaise
1938 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
Love One Another
Love One Another
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro
O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro
1969 · Glauber Rocha
My Lenin
My Lenin
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
Anniversary of the Revolution
Anniversary of the Revolution
1918 · Dziga Vertov
Dignity of the Nobodies
Dignity of the Nobodies
2005 · Fernando Solanas
Duelo en las montañas
Duelo en las montañas
1950 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
La escondida/The Hidden One
La escondida/The Hidden One
1956 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Conspirators
The Conspirators
1972 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Revolutionary
The Revolutionary
1971 · Yannis Dalianidis
Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata!
1952 · Elia Kazan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His montage techniques in films like Battleship Potemkin and October directly celebrate revolutionary movements and the power of collective uprising.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently examine working-class struggle and social rebellion, particularly in Kes and The Wind That Shakes the Barley about Irish independence.