THEME EXPLORATION

silent film spectacle

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Nouvelles luttes extravagantes
Nouvelles luttes extravagantes
1900 · Georges Méliès
Battleship Potemkin
Battleship Potemkin
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
Peepshow
Peepshow
1956 · Ken Russell
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Triumph of the Will
Triumph of the Will
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman
2017 · Michael Gracey
Irma Vep
Irma Vep
1996 · Olivier Assayas
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Dog Day Afternoon
Dog Day Afternoon
1975 · Sidney Lumet
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
1930 · Jean Renoir
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Pioneer of montage editing whose films like *Battleship Potemkin* and *October* create breathtaking visual spectacle through the collision and rhythm of images, proving silent film's cinematic power.

 Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom/United States

His silent comedies like *City Lights* and *Modern Times* showcase how physical performance, pantomime, and visual storytelling create entertaining spectacle without sound.