THEME EXPLORATION

historical tragedy

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Titanic
Titanic
1997 · James Cameron
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Sergei Eisenstein
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
2018 · Bradley Cooper
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bi Gan

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 Chen Kaige Chinese

Epic visual storytelling that interweaves personal tragedy with China's turbulent political history.

 Luchino Visconti

Visconti fused neorealist social critique with operatic visual splendor and aristocratic decay.