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THEME EXPLORATION

period film

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion
1967 · Masaki Kobayashi
Les Destinées sentimentales
Les Destinées sentimentales
2000 · Olivier Assayas
Her Brother
Her Brother
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
Hokusai
Hokusai
1953 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
In Old California
In Old California
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Mikaël
Mikaël
1924 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Chiyari Fuji
Chiyari Fuji
1955 · Tomu Uchida
Magic in the Moonlight
Magic in the Moonlight
2014 · Woody Allen
Kino-Week No. 32 (Fragment #1)
Kino-Week No. 32 (Fragment #1)
1919 · Dziga Vertov
The Fortune
The Fortune
1975 · Mike Nichols
Castello Cavalcanti
Castello Cavalcanti
2013 · Wes Anderson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick → United States

His meticulously researched period films like Barry Lyndon and Full Metal Jacket obsessively reconstruct historical authenticity through visual precision and narrative depth.

Hayao Miyazaki → Japan

His works such as Spirited Away and The Wind Rises weave historical and cultural contexts into fantastical narratives that honor specific time periods and traditions.

Martin Scorsese → United States

Films like Gangs of New York and The Irishman immerse viewers in particular historical eras while exploring how period settings shape human ambition, morality, and society.

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