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THEME EXPLORATION

1960s society

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
I ragazzi dei Parioli
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick → United States

His films like 'Dr. Strangelove' and '2001: A Space Odyssey' critically examined Cold War anxieties, technological advancement, and social paranoia that defined the 1960s.

Michelangelo Antonioni → Italy

His works such as 'Blow-Up' and 'The Red Desert' captured the alienation, existential uncertainty, and social upheaval of 1960s modern society.

Jean-Luc Godard → France

His revolutionary films like 'Contempt' and 'Pierrot le Fou' deconstructed 1960s consumer culture, politics, and social conventions through formal experimentation.

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