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THEME EXPLORATION

modernization in China

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
2003 · Edward Zwick
24 City
24 City
2008 · Jia Zhangke
Broads
Broads
1989 · Christian Petzold
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Dimanche à Pekin
Dimanche à Pekin
1956 · Chris Marker
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Le mura di Sana’a
Le mura di Sana’a
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Japan and the Japanese
Japan and the Japanese
1970 · Kon Ichikawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jia Zhangke → China

His films chronicle the social upheaval and displacement caused by rapid industrialization and urbanization in contemporary China.

Zhang Yimou → China

He explores the tension between traditional Chinese culture and modern development through visually striking examinations of social change.

Donnie Yen → China

His work captures the psychological and emotional costs of modernization on individuals navigating Shanghai's rapid transformation.

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