THEME EXPLORATION

imperial heritage

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Coco
Coco
2017 · Lee Unkrich
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2002 · Joel Zwick
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
2026 · Morio Asaka
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Summer Hours
Summer Hours
2008 · Olivier Assayas
Raja Shivaji
Raja Shivaji
2026 · Riteish Deshmukh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually sumptuous films explore colonial Hong Kong's atmosphere and the melancholic remnants of British imperial presence in 'In the Mood for Love' and 'The Hand.'

 Chen Kaige China

His masterpieces 'Farewell My Concubine' and 'The Last Emperor' intimately examine China's imperial past and the collision between traditional imperial culture and modernization.