THEME EXPLORATION

1940s Los Angeles

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
The Million Dollar Hotel
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000 · Wim Wenders
The Canyons
The Canyons
2013 · Paul Schrader
52 Pick-Up
52 Pick-Up
1986 · John Frankenheimer
Colors
Colors
1988 · Dennis Hopper
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Madadayo
Madadayo
1993 · Akira Kurosawa
Model Shop
Model Shop
1969 · Jacques Demy
Shampoo
Shampoo
1975 · Hal Ashby
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
Repo Chick
Repo Chick
2009 · Alex Cox
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria

His films like 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Big Sleep' capture 1940s LA's dark underbelly of Hollywood ambition and corruption with unmatched cynicism and style.

 Robert Siodmak Germany

He defined 1940s LA noir with masterpieces like 'The Killers' and 'The Spiral Staircase,' exploring the city's shadows and moral decay.