THEME EXPLORATION

southern Italy

13 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Regno di Napoli
Regno di Napoli
1978 · Werner Schroeter
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Accattone
Accattone
1961 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Comfort of Strangers
The Comfort of Strangers
1990 · Paul Schrader
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
1958 · Sidney Lumet
Jezebel
Jezebel
1938 · William Wyler
Queen Bee
Queen Bee
1978 · Kon Ichikawa
Rich in Love
Rich in Love
1992 · Bruce Beresford
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
2003 · François Ozon
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951 · Elia Kazan
Pinky
Pinky
1949 · Elia Kazan & John Ford
Paprika
Paprika
1991 · Tinto Brass
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luchino Visconti Italy

His masterpiece 'The Leopard' and 'Rocco and His Brothers' profoundly explore the social upheaval and aristocratic decline of southern Italy during the 1860s-1960s.

 Donald Petrie Italy

His works examine the moral and social decay of southern Italy through a critical lens, particularly exploring themes of power, justice, and regional inequality.