THEME EXPLORATION

imperial loyalty

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Dragon Missile
The Dragon Missile
1976 · Ho Meng-Hua
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
GoodFellas
GoodFellas
1990 · Martin Scorsese
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983 · Richard Marquand
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2
1999 · John Lasseter
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
Checkpoint
Checkpoint
1999 · Ralph Thomas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His samurai films like 'Ran' and 'Throne of Blood' explore the moral complexities of loyalty to feudal masters and imperial authority.

 Chen Kaige China

His works such as 'Farewell My Concubine' deeply examine loyalty to imperial institutions and the personal cost of serving power.

 Luchino Visconti Italy

His historical epics like 'The Leopard' and 'Ludwig' investigate the tension between personal ambition and loyalty to aristocratic and imperial systems.