THEME EXPLORATION

medieval setting

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Antoine et Antoinette
Antoine et Antoinette
1947 · Jacques Becker
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His epic *Alexander Nevsky* masterfully captures medieval Russian warfare and cultural identity through revolutionary montage techniques.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His *Andrei Rublev* provides a profound philosophical meditation on art, faith, and suffering in medieval Russia with stunning visual poetry.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His *Il Decameron* and adaptations of medieval literature bring raw sensuality and humanistic depth to medieval storytelling through his distinctive visual language.