THEME EXPLORATION

imperial power struggles

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 · Anthony Mann
Lover of the Last Empress
Lover of the Last Empress
1995 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
The Four 3
The Four 3
2014 · Gordon Chan
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Beau travail
Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His epic films like 'The Last Emperor' and 'The Conformist' intricately explore the psychology of power, corruption, and political ambition within imperial and fascist structures.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Pioneer of revolutionary cinema who examined imperial collapse and power dynamics through montage techniques in films like 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October: Ten Days That Shook the World.'

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His samurai and period dramas like 'Throne of Blood' and 'Ran' provide profound explorations of feudal power struggles, ambition, and the corruption inherent in imperial hierarchies.