THEME EXPLORATION

historical nationalism

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Legend of a Fighter
Legend of a Fighter
1982 · Yuen Woo-Ping
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Sergei Eisenstein
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique in films like Battleship Potemkin and October directly served Soviet nationalist ideology through cinematic propaganda.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Films like Ran and Kagemusha explore Japanese feudal history and national identity through deeply humanistic examinations of power, honor, and historical mythology.