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THEME EXPLORATION

colonial missionary work

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
7 Women
7 Women
1966 · John Ford
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Beachcomber
The Beachcomber
1954 · Muriel Box
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932 · Frank Capra
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène → Senegal

His films like 'Black Girl' and 'Camp de Thiaroye' directly critique colonial power structures and missionary influence in African society.

Bernardo Bertolucci → Italy

'The Last Emperor' and 'The Last Temptation of Christ' explore how Western ideology and missionary work intersect with colonial domination in non-Western cultures.

Werner Herzog → Germany

'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and 'Fitzcarraldo' examine the collision between European colonial ambitions and indigenous cultures in remote territories.

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