THEME EXPLORATION

victory symbolism

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Undine
Undine
2020 · Christian Petzold
Blue Propeller
Blue Propeller
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
1977 · Jean Rouch
The Greaser’s Gauntlet
The Greaser’s Gauntlet
1908 · D.W. Griffith
King-Size Woman
King-Size Woman
1965 · Bruce Beresford
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
1977 · Mai Zetterling
Death of Sentiment
Death of Sentiment
1962 · Peter Greenaway
Anger Sees Red
Anger Sees Red
2004 · Kenneth Anger
Beautiful Funerals
Beautiful Funerals
1996 · Stan Brakhage
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004 · Rawson Marshall Thurber
Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle of Concepts
Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle of Concepts
2017 · Susumu Mitsunaka
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique and films like 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October' use visual symbolism to depict collective triumph and the power of organized resistance.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His samurai epics and war films like 'Ran' and 'Kagemusha' deeply examine the costs and hollow nature of military victory through stunning visual metaphor and moral complexity.