THEME EXPLORATION

historical perspective

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tombstone-Rashomon
Tombstone-Rashomon
2017 · Alex Cox
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Sergei Eisenstein
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007 · Jon Turteltaub
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2014 · Jonathan Glazer
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

Pioneer of montage theory who believed cinema could reveal historical truth through the collision of images, transforming how we understand historical events.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Masterfully reconstructed historical periods and perspectives through works like Ran and Kagemusha, exploring how history is interpreted differently by those who lived it.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

Examined history through the lens of power, class, and cultural transformation, using period pieces to critique contemporary society and historical injustices.