THEME EXPLORATION

French Political Cinema

12 films · 1 director
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Against Oblivion
Against Oblivion
1991 · Bertrand Tavernier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jean-Luc Godard France

Revolutionary filmmaker who increasingly engaged with Marxist politics and revolutionary ideology, using cinema itself as a tool for political critique and social commentary.