THEME EXPLORATION

May Day parade

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
First May in Moscow
First May in Moscow
1923 · Dziga Vertov
Cléo from 5 to 7
Cléo from 5 to 7
1962 · Agnès Varda
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Dazed and Confused
Dazed and Confused
1993 · Richard Linklater
Death Day
Death Day
1934 · Sergei Eisenstein
Geu-hu
Geu-hu
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Holiday for Henrietta
Holiday for Henrietta
1952 · Julien Duvivier
A Bear For Punishment
A Bear For Punishment
1951 · Chuck Jones
Elliott’s Suicide
Elliott’s Suicide
2007 · Kenneth Anger
Queen Margot
Queen Margot
1994 · Patrice Chéreau
Naked
Naked
2017 · Michael Tiddes
Once Upon a Winter's Date
Once Upon a Winter's Date
2017 · Steven R. Monroe
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His montage theory and films like 'October' captured revolutionary mass gatherings and parades as expressions of collective power and historical momentum.

 Dziga Vertov Soviet Union

His documentary work, particularly 'Man with a Movie Camera', celebrated Soviet parades and public celebrations as expressions of modern socialist society.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films often explore working-class movements and solidarity, examining the tension between public demonstrations and political change.