THEME EXPLORATION

royal courtship

28 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Das Hofkonzert
Das Hofkonzert
1936 · Douglas Sirk
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
Meteorites
Meteorites
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Aquaman
Aquaman
2018 · James Wan
Shrek the Third
Shrek the Third
2007 · Chris Miller
Farewell
Farewell
1930 · Robert Siodmak
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
1966 · Roberto Rossellini
Le Tournoi
Le Tournoi
1928 · Jean Renoir
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday
1953 · William Wyler
The Girl in the Rumour
The Girl in the Rumour
1935 · Mikio Naruse
By Candlelight
By Candlelight
1933 · James Whale
Dirty Ho
Dirty Ho
1979 · Kar-leung Lau
Life
Life
1934 · Fei Mu
Sake to Onna to Yari
Sake to Onna to Yari
1960 · Tomu Uchida
Suonno d'ammore
Suonno d'ammore
1955 · Sergio Corbucci
The Wise Guy
The Wise Guy
1962 · Yannis Dalianidis
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 Breath of Scandal
A Breath of Scandal
1960 · Michael Curtiz
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
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 Eagle Shooting Heroes
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola United States

Her films like 'Marie Antoinette' and 'The Bling Ring' explore the aesthetics, isolation, and performative nature of royal and elite courtship rituals.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

'The Favourite' presents royal courtship as a darkly comedic game of manipulation, desire, and power dynamics set within palace walls.

 Satyajit Ray India

His period dramas like 'Jalsaghar' and 'Charulata' delicately examine courtship, marriage, and romantic entanglement within aristocratic Indian society.