THEME EXPLORATION

railroad development

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
2023 · Christopher Nolan
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Boxcar Bertha
Boxcar Bertha
1972 · Martin Scorsese
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Chimmie Fadden Out West
Chimmie Fadden Out West
1915 · Cecil B. DeMille
Diario napoletano
Diario napoletano
1992 · Francesco Rosi
Concrete Grandma
Concrete Grandma
1986 · Mai Zetterling
Fountainhead
Fountainhead
1956 · Masaki Kobayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lean United Kingdom

His epic masterpiece 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' explores the intersection of human ambition, colonialism, and railroad engineering during wartime.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Multiple works including 'Sanshiro Sugata' series and his attention to modernization in Japanese society reveal deep fascination with how railroads transformed the nation.