THEME EXPLORATION

fin de siècle Paris

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Amélie
Amélie
2001 · Jean-Pierre Jeunet
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
1951 · Vincente Minnelli
Fashions for Women
Fashions for Women
1927 · Dorothy Arzner
Germaine chez elle
Germaine chez elle
1994 · Jean Rouch
Holiday for Henrietta
Holiday for Henrietta
1952 · Julien Duvivier
How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million
1966 · William Wyler
Moulin Rouge *
Moulin Rouge *
1952 · John Huston
Outtakes for 'In Paris Parks'
Outtakes for 'In Paris Parks'
2016 · Shirley Clarke
Parisian Life
Parisian Life
1935 · Robert Siodmak
So Long at the Fair
So Long at the Fair
1950 · Terence Fisher
The Long Night
The Long Night
2001 · Paolo Sorrentino
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!
2001 · Baz Luhrmann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati France

His films critique the transition from Belle Époque traditions to modern mechanized society, capturing fin de siècle Paris's displacement and nostalgia.

 Max Ophüls France/Germany

His elegant, melancholic works obsess over Belle Époque romance and decadence, using flowing camera movements to capture fin de siècle Paris's doomed sophistication.