THEME EXPLORATION

historical context

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Sergei Eisenstein
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
Nabua Song
Nabua Song
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007 · Jon Turteltaub
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Shawn Levy
Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon
2019 · Martin Scorsese
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005 · Paul Schrader
Fuze
Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Pioneer of montage cinema who used historical events as material to explore how meaning is constructed through juxtaposition of images, most notably in Battleship Potemkin and October.

 Andrzej Wajda Poland

Dedicated his career to examining Polish history and national identity through intimate human stories set against major historical upheavals like WWII and the Warsaw Uprising.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Uses historical moments and periods to reveal how systemic power structures and social conditions shape individual lives, exemplified in films like Kes and The Wind That Shakes the Barley.