THEME EXPLORATION

royal heritage

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Das Hofkonzert
Das Hofkonzert
1936 · Douglas Sirk
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Coco
Coco
2017 · Lee Unkrich
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002 · Joel Zwick
Meteorites
Meteorites
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
2026 · Morio Asaka
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Summer Hours
Summer Hours
2008 · Olivier Assayas
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2026 · David Bickerstaff
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Fast Hands
Fast Hands
1976 · Alan Clarke
Hokusai
Hokusai
1953 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Le mura di Sana’a
Le mura di Sana’a
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
1966 · Roberto Rossellini
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday
1953 · William Wyler
Puruliar Chhau
Puruliar Chhau
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
1964 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Athens: Return to the Acropolis
Athens: Return to the Acropolis
1983 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Moving Perspectives
Moving Perspectives
1967 · Mrinal Sen
Moana 2
Moana 2
2024 · David G. Derrick Jr. & Jason Hand
The Legend of Hercules
The Legend of Hercules
2014 · Renny Harlin
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
Anna Boleyn
Anna Boleyn
1920 · Ernst Lubitsch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luchino Visconti Italy

His films obsessively examine aristocratic decay and royal dynasties through visually sumptuous period dramas like *The Leopard* and *Ludwig*.

 Satyajit Ray India

He explored Indian royal heritage and the intersection of tradition and modernity in films like *Jalsaghar*, which examines a fallen zamindar's struggle with his fading legacy.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

He engaged deeply with royal power structures and historical grandeur in *Barry Lyndon*, *2001: A Space Odyssey*, and *Eyes Wide Shut*, examining authority and hierarchy.