THEME EXPLORATION

historical upheaval

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Anniversary of the Revolution
Anniversary of the Revolution
1918 · Dziga Vertov
Death of Yazdgerd
Death of Yazdgerd
1982 · Bahram Beyzai
Summer Palace
Summer Palace
2006 · Lou Ye
Yakuza Law
Yakuza Law
1969 · Teruo Ishii
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · Robert Siodmak
Regno di Napoli
Regno di Napoli
1978 · Werner Schroeter
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique and films like Battleship Potemkin and October directly depict and formally embody the chaos and transformation of historical upheaval.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His philosophical epics Mirror and Stalker explore the psychological and spiritual dimensions of living through periods of ideological and social crisis.

 Ousmane Sembène Senegal

His films like Ceddo and Xala critically examine colonialism, independence, and the struggle for African self-determination through deeply humanized historical perspectives.