THEME EXPLORATION

colonial India

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Charulata
Charulata
1964 · Satyajit Ray
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Satyajit Ray India

His films like *The Home and the World* and *Charulata* explore the complexities of colonial India through intimate human relationships and nationalist awakening.

 Ritwik Ghatak India

His films, particularly *Subarnarekha* and *Meghe Dhaka Tara*, deeply engage with the trauma and displacement caused by Partition and colonial legacies.