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THEME EXPLORATION

revolution and uprising

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928 · Sergei Eisenstein
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
The Volga Boatman
The Volga Boatman
1926 · Cecil B. DeMille
The Five Days of Milan
The Five Days of Milan
1973 · Dario Argento
Che: Part One
Che: Part One
2008 · Steven Soderbergh
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Havana
Havana
1990 · Sydney Pollack
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
The Crimson Pirate
The Crimson Pirate
1952 · Robert Siodmak
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein → Soviet Union

Pioneer of revolutionary cinema whose films like Battleship Potemkin and October directly dramatize uprising and use montage to convey the chaos and power of revolution.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

Committed social realist filmmaker whose works like Kes and The Wind That Shakes the Barley examine class struggle and resistance against systemic injustice.

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