THEME EXPLORATION

1920s Chicago

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
In Bloom
In Bloom
2013 · Nana Ekvtimishvili
Her Brother
Her Brother
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
He Laughed Last
He Laughed Last
1956 · Blake Edwards
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
1966 · Ken Russell
Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson
1991 · Bruce Beresford
The Song of Love
The Song of Love
1923 · Frank Borzage
Tokyo March
Tokyo March
1929 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Girls About Town
Girls About Town
1931 · George Cukor
Magic in the Moonlight
Magic in the Moonlight
2014 · Woody Allen
Goskinokalendar
Goskinokalendar
1923 · Dziga Vertov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Brian De Palma United States

His 1983 film 'Scarface' and visual style are deeply influenced by 1920s crime noir aesthetics and the gangster era that defines Chicago's violent underworld.

 Martin Scorsese United States

He extensively explored 1920s Chicago's prohibition-era gangsters and organized crime through films like 'The Departed' and his meticulous crime saga approach rooted in that historical period.