THEME EXPLORATION

royal court

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Castle
The Castle
1997 · Michael Haneke
Das Hofkonzert
Das Hofkonzert
1936 · Douglas Sirk
Monsieur Beaucaire
Monsieur Beaucaire
1946 · Frank Tashlin
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939 · Michael Curtiz
The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Meteorites
Meteorites
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
1966 · Roberto Rossellini
Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday
1953 · William Wyler
Scandal
Scandal
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
The Empress Yang Kwei Fei
The Empress Yang Kwei Fei
1955 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Little King
The Little King
1933 · Julien Duvivier
By Candlelight
By Candlelight
1933 · James Whale
Dirty Ho
Dirty Ho
1979 · Kar-leung Lau
The Visitors
The Visitors
1972 · Elia Kazan
Tornado
Tornado
1983 · Antonio Margheriti
Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion
Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion
2017 · S. S. Rajamouli
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008 · Justin Chadwick
Victoria & Abdul
Victoria & Abdul
2017 · Stephen Frears
A Gift
A Gift
2016 · Chayanop Bunprakob
All's Well End's Well Too 2010
All's Well End's Well Too 2010
2010 · Herman Yau
A Royal Makeover
A Royal Makeover
2023 · Damián Romay
Cat and Mouse
Cat and Mouse
2003 · Gordon Chan
Picture Perfect Royal Christmas
Picture Perfect Royal Christmas
2019 · Todor Chapkanov
Royal Rendezvous
Royal Rendezvous
2023 · Christine Luby
The Concubine
The Concubine
2012 · Kim Dae-seung
The King and the Clown
The King and the Clown
2005 · Lee Joon-ik
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Satyajit Ray India

His film 'The Chess Players' intricately portrays the decline of an 18th-century royal court through political intrigue and personal ambition.

 Patrice Chéreau France

His operatic visual style brings Renaissance and baroque royal courts to life with psychological depth, notably in 'The Queen Margot' and his operatic adaptations.

 Luchino Visconti Italy

His grand historical epics meticulously deconstruct aristocratic power and decay, examining royal courts as sites of aesthetic beauty and moral corruption.