THEME EXPLORATION

Historical Fiction

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Sergei Eisenstein
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
Nabua Song
Nabua Song
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

Meticulously reconstructed historical periods in films like 'Barry Lyndon' and 'Dr. Strangelove' to explore how personal and political forces shape moments in time.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Created visually revolutionary historical epics like 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October' that dramatized pivotal historical events through innovative cinematic language.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

Wove Spain's complex recent political history into intimate character dramas like 'The Skin I Live In' and 'Pain and Glory' to examine personal trauma within historical context.