THEME EXPLORATION

1960s sci-fi

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
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
“Pop Goes the Easel”
“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell
Shampoo
Shampoo
1975 · Hal Ashby
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock
2009 · Ang Lee
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Band of Ninja Pilot
Band of Ninja Pilot
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
I ragazzi dei Parioli
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) redefined sci-fi cinema with philosophical depth and pioneering visual effects that became the definitive 1960s space exploration film.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Solaris (1972) and his earlier works exemplify Soviet sci-fi's meditative, philosophical approach to space and humanity, deeply influencing 1960s-era science fiction aesthetics.

 François Truffaut France

Fahrenheit 451 (1966) brought literary sci-fi to vivid life with humanistic concerns about technology and censorship, exemplifying the 1960s New Wave's approach to the genre.