THEME EXPLORATION

antiquities smuggling

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Hard Boiled
Hard Boiled
1992 · John Woo
We're the Millers
We're the Millers
2013 · Rawson Marshall Thurber
Black Jack
Black Jack
1950 · Julien Duvivier
Carmen
Carmen
1915 · Cecil B. DeMille
French White Cargo
French White Cargo
1937 · Robert Siodmak
Inn of Evil
Inn of Evil
1971 · Masaki Kobayashi
Julia
Julia
1977 · Fred Zinnemann
La Nuit du carrefour
La Nuit du carrefour
1932 · Jacques Becker
La sfida
La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi
The Lesser Evil
The Lesser Evil
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Wings of Danger
Wings of Danger
1952 · Terence Fisher
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her documentary work examines cultural displacement and the commodification of artifacts, touching on how marginalized communities lose their heritage.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively document the theft, loss, and preservation of cultural artifacts and their spiritual significance, particularly in 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and documentary work.