THEME EXPLORATION

roman empire and politics

34 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
2011 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
The Black Rose
The Black Rose
1950 · Henry Hathaway
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936 · Michael Curtiz
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Ten Years Thailand
Ten Years Thailand
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
Raja Shivaji
Raja Shivaji
2026 · Riteish Deshmukh
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
2026 · Jimmy Stone
The Mandalorian and Grogu
The Mandalorian and Grogu
2026 · Jon Favreau
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
Agostino d’Ippona
Agostino d’Ippona
1972 · Roberto Rossellini
A Idade da Terra
A Idade da Terra
1980 · Glauber Rocha
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
1959 · William Wyler
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
1953 · Luchino Visconti
Chats perchés
Chats perchés
2004 · Chris Marker
Esta tierra nuestra
Esta tierra nuestra
1959 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
Los jueves milagro
Los jueves milagro
1957 · Luis García Berlanga
Peppermint Candy
Peppermint Candy
2000 · Lee Chang-dong
Raining in the Mountain
Raining in the Mountain
1979 · King Hu
Sanjuro
Sanjuro
1962 · Akira Kurosawa
Strike
Strike
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Border
The Border
1982 · Tony Richardson
Celebration
Celebration
2024 · Bruno Anković
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
The Staffroom
The Staffroom
2021 · Sonja Tarokić
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
1980 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
End
End
1992 · Artavazd Pelechian
Dormant Argentina
Dormant Argentina
2007 · Fernando Solanas
Labor Party election commercials
Labor Party election commercials
1974 · Phillip Noyce
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Scott Waugh United Kingdom

His films like Gladiator and The Last Duel meticulously explore power dynamics, political corruption, and the moral complexities of leadership within hierarchical societies.

 Martin Scorsese United States

Through films like Gangs of New York, he examines how political systems and power structures shape individual destinies and corrupt institutions mirror historical patterns of empire.