THEME EXPLORATION

imperial stagnation

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
A Dedicated Machine
A Dedicated Machine
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Raja Shivaji
Raja Shivaji
2026 · Riteish Deshmukh
A Face From the Past
A Face From the Past
1941 · Mikio Naruse
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Katia
Katia
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Kyoto
Kyoto
1969 · Kon Ichikawa
The Empress Yang Kwei Fei
The Empress Yang Kwei Fei
1955 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 · Zhang Yimou
Celebration
Celebration
2024 · Bruno Anković
Inside the Forbidden City
Inside the Forbidden City
1965 · Chang Cheh
Pass Over
Pass Over
2018 · Spike Lee
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His masterpiece 'The Last Emperor' unflinchingly documents the fall of China's imperial system and the protagonist's spiritual stagnation within crumbling power structures.

 Luchino Visconti Italy

His operatic historical epics like 'The Leopard' and 'Ludwig' examine the slow dissolution of aristocratic empires confronted by modernity and inevitable historical obsolescence.