THEME EXPLORATION

royal ceremony

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Das Hofkonzert
Das Hofkonzert
1936 · Douglas Sirk
Meteorites
Meteorites
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Aquaman
Aquaman
2018 · James Wan
Shrek the Third
Shrek the Third
2007 · Chris Miller
As the Bells Rang Out
As the Bells Rang Out
1910 · D.W. Griffith
A Wedding
A Wedding
1978 · Robert Altman
Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River
1950 · Jean Rouch
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
1966 · Roberto Rossellini
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday
1953 · William Wyler
The Little King
The Little King
1933 · Julien Duvivier
The Princess Gohime
The Princess Gohime
1992 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luchino Visconti Italy

His operatic visual style and films like 'The Leopard' and 'Ludwig' explore the spectacle, decay, and psychological depths of royal power and aristocratic ceremony.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His samurai epics and historical dramas like 'Ran' and 'Kagemusha' depict royal courts, power struggles, and ceremonial traditions with profound visual and emotional complexity.

 Sofia Coppola USA

Her films 'Marie Antoinette' and 'The Bling Ring' examine royalty and ceremony through a lens of isolation, excess, and the performance of power within carefully constructed worlds.