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THEME EXPLORATION

sicilian architecture

14 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Promise, Architect BV Doshi
The Promise, Architect BV Doshi
2026 · Jan Schmidt-Garre
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou
1970 · Jean Rouch
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Bridges-Go-Round 1
Bridges-Go-Round 1
1958 · Shirley Clarke
Kyoto
Kyoto
1969 · Kon Ichikawa
Le mura di Sana’a
Le mura di Sana’a
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Nakasendo
Nakasendo
1963 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Bible
The Bible
1977 · Marcel Carné
Peopling The Palaces
Peopling The Palaces
2007 · Peter Greenaway
Eaux d’artifice
Eaux d’artifice
1953 · Kenneth Anger
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Traitor
The Traitor
2019 · Marco Bellocchio
The Boss
The Boss
1973 · Fernando Di Leo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luchino Visconti → Italy

His films like 'The Leopard' and 'Conversation Piece' use Sicilian and Italian architecture as both setting and metaphor for social decay and aristocratic tradition.

Giuseppe Tornatore → Italy

A Sicilian director whose films including 'Cinema Paradiso' and 'The Best Offer' extensively showcase Sicilian baroque architecture and small-town urban landscapes.

Paolo Sorrentino → Italy

His visually stunning films often feature Southern Italian and Sicilian architecture as integral elements, particularly in works like 'The Hand of God' which explores Naples and regional design.

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