THEME EXPLORATION

colonial Latin America

12 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
The Compass Rose
The Compass Rose
1983 · Patricio Guzmán
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
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
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
The Straight Story
The Straight Story
1999 · David Lynch
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Leone Italy

While known for Westerns, Leone's stylized approach to power dynamics and colonialism influenced Latin American cinema's visual language for depicting colonial conflict.