THEME EXPLORATION

1960s France

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Le Deuxième souffle
Le Deuxième souffle
1966 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Three Colors: Blue
Three Colors: Blue
1993 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
1974 · Bertrand Tavernier
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
Complexe
Complexe
1964 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Four Friends / Georgia’s Friends
Four Friends / Georgia’s Friends
1981 · Arthur Penn
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

A founding figure of the French New Wave who captured the spirit of 1960s France through intimate character studies and innovative narrative techniques.

 Jean-Luc Godard France

His radical deconstruction of cinema and society in films like 'Breathless' and 'Band of Outsiders' defined the aesthetic and ideology of 1960s France.

 Agnès Varda France

Her films documented the youth culture, social change, and bohemian life of 1960s Paris with poetic realism and groundbreaking visual storytelling.