WORLD CINEMA
Films Themes Characters
FILMS
Northern Europe
SWEDEN
Bergman, Ingmar(1918-2007) TORMENT (1944) -CRISIS (1946)-MUSIC IN DARKNESS (1948)-PORT OF CALL (1948)-THIRST (1949)-PRISON (1949)-TO JOY (1950)-
SUMMER INTERLUDE (1951)- SECRETS OF WOMEN (1952)-NAKED NIGHT (1953)-SUMMER WITH MONIKA (1953)-A LESSON IN LOVE (1954)- SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT (1955)-SEVENTH SEAL (1957)-WILD STRAWBERRIES (1957)-MAGICIAN (1958)-DEVIL’S EYE(1960)- VIRGIN SPRING (1960)- THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY (1961)-SILENCE (1963)-WINTER LIGHT (1963)-ALL THESE WOMEN 1964)- PERSONA (1966)-HOUR OF THE WOLF (1968)-SHAME (1968)-RITE (1969)-PASSION OF ANNA (1969)-THE CRIES AND WHISPERS (1972)-
SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE (1973)-MAGIC FLUTE (1975)- FACE TO FACE (1976)-AUTUMN SONATA (1978)-MARIONETTES (1980)-
FANNY AND ALEXANDER (1982)-AFTER THE REHEARSAL (1984)
Eastern Europe
RUSSIA
Eisenstein, Sergei(1898-1948) BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (1925) - ALEXANDER NEVSKY(1938)- IVAN THE TERRIBLE(1944)
Tarkovsky, Andrei(1932-1986) IVAN’S CHILDHOOD (1962)-ANDREI RUBLEV(1966)- SOLARIS(1972)-MIRROR, THE(1975)- STALKER(1979) NOSTALGIA(1983)
Western Europe
AUSTRIA
Lang, Fritz (1890-1976) EARLY WORKS (1919-1921)-DESTINY (1921)- DR. MABUSE THE GAMBLER (1922)-DIE NIBELUNGEN (1924)-METROPOLIS (1927)- SPIES (1928)- WOMAN IN THE MOON (1929)-M (1931)-TESTAMENT DES DR. MABUSE, DAS (1933)-FURY (1936)-YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE(1937)- YOU AND ME (1938)-RETURN OF FRANK JAMES (1940)-WESTERN UNION (1941)- MANHUNT (1941)-HANGMEN ALSO DIE (1943)- MINISTRY OF FEAR (1944)-WOMAN IN THE WINDOW (1944)-SCARLET STREET (1945)-CLOAK AND DAGGER (1946)-
SECRET BEYOND THE DOOR (1947)-HOUSE BY THE RIVER (1950)-RANCHO NOTORIOUS (1952)-CLASH BY NIGHT (1952) -
BLUE GARDENIA (1953)-BIG HEAT (1953)-HUMAN DESIRE (1954)-WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (1956)- BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (1956)- THE THOUSAND EYES OF DR. MABUSE (1960)
ENGLAND
Reed, Sir Carol (1906-1976) STARS LOOK DOWN (1940)-ODD MAN OUT(1947)-FALLEN IDOL (1948)- THIRD MAN (1949)-OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS (1951)-
OUR MAN IN HAVANA (1959)- OLIVER! (1968)
FRANCE
Renoir, Jean(1894-1979) BABY'S LAXATIVE(1931) - CHIENNE, LA (1931)-BOUDU SAVED FROM DROWNING(1932) -MADAME BOVARY (1934)-
CRIME DE MONSIEUR LANGE, LE (1936) -LOWER DEPTHS (1936)-GRANDE ILLUSION, LA(1937)-BÊTE HUMAINE, LA(1938) -
RULES OF THE GAME (1939) - SOUTHERNER (1945) - DAY IN THE COUNTRY, A (1946) - FRENCH CANCAN(1954) -
PETIT THÉÂTRE DE JEAN RENOIR, LE(1970)
Bresson, Robert(1901-1999) DAMES DU BOIS DE BOULOGNE LES(1945)- DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST (1951) -A MAN ESCAPED (1956)-PICKPOCKET(1959)-
TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC (1962)-AU HASARD, BALTHAZAR(1966)
Rohmer, Eric (1920-2010) MY NIGHT AT MAUD’S (1969)-CLAIRE’S KNEE(1970)-CHLOÉ IN THE AFTERNOON(1972)-MARQUISE OF O (1976)- PERCEVAL(1978)-
BEAU MARIAGE, LE(1982)- PAULINE AT THE BEACH(1983)- FULL MOON IN PARIS(1984)- SUMMER(1986)-
BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS (1987)- FOUR ADVENTURES OF REINETTE AND MIRABELLE(1987)-TALE OF SPRINGTIME, A(1990)-
A TALE OF WINTER (CONTE D’HIVER)(1992)- RENDEZVOUS IN PARIS; LES RENDCZ-VOUS DE PARIS(1995)- AUTUMN TALE(1998)-
THE LADY AND THE DUKE(2001)- THE ROMANCE OF ASTREE AND CELADON(2007)
Rivette, Jacoues(1928-2016) PARIS NOUS APPARTIENT (1961)-CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING(1974)- BELLE NOISEUSE, LA(1991)- VA SAVOIR(2001)-
THE DUCHESS OF LANGEAIS(2007)
Godard, Jean-Luc(1930- ) BREATHLESS (1960) - MY LIFE TO LIVE(1962)-PETIT SOLDAT, LE (1963)-CARABINIERS, LES(1963)-MÉPRIS, LE(1963)-
BAND OF OUTSIDERS(1964)-MARRIED WOMAN(1964)-PIERROT LE FOU(1965)-ALPHAVILLE(1965)-MASCULIN- FÉMININ(1966)-
CHINOISE, LA(1967)-TWO OR THREE THİNGS I KNOW ABOUT HER(1967)- WEEKEND(1967)-GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE(2014)
Chabrol, Claude(1930-2010) BEAU SERGE, LE(1958)- BONNES FEMMES, LES(1960)- BICHES, LES(1968)-FEMME INFIDÉLE, LA(1969)-BOUCHER, LE(1970)-
PARTIE DE PLAISIR, UNE(1975) - MADAME BOVARY (1991)
Truffaut, François (1932-1984) 400 BLOWS (1959)- SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER (1960)- JULES AND JIM (1962)-SOFT SKIN (1964)-FAHRENHEIT 451 (1966)-
BRIDE WORE BLACK (1968)-STOLEN KISSES (1968)-MISSISSIPPI MERMAID (1969)-BED AND BOARD (1970)- WILD CHILD (1970)-
TWO ENGLISH GIRLS (1971)-DAY FOR NIGHT (1973)-STORY OF ADELE H. (1975)-SMALL CHANGE (1976)-GREEN ROOM (1978)-
LAST METRO (1980)-WOMAN NEXT DOOR (1981)
Breillat, Catherine (1948- ) A REAL YOUNG GIRL/Une vraie jeune fille (1975)-NOCTURNAL UPROAR/Tapage Nocturne (1979)-VIRGIN/36 Fillette (1988)-
LIKE A DIRTY ANGEL/Sale comme un ange (1991)-PERFECT LOVE/Parfait amour (1996)-ROMANCE (1999)-FAT GIRL/À ma sœur (2001)-
BRIEF CROSSING/Brève traverse (2001)-SEX IS COMEDY (2002)-ANATOMY OF HELL (2004)-LAST MISTRESS/Une vieille maîtresse (2007)-
BLUEBEARD/Barbe bleue (2009)-SLEEPING BEAUTY/La belle endormie (2010)-ABUSE OF WEAKNESS/Abus de faiblesse (2013)
Akerman, Chantal(1950-2015) JE TU IL EILE (1974)-RENDEZ-VOUS D’ANNA, LES (1978)-SEVEN WOMEN, SEVEN SINS (1986)- WINDOW SHOPPING (1986)-
AMERICAN STORIES (1989)- NIGHT AND DAY(1991)
GERMANY
Lubitsch, Ernst(1892-1947) LOVE PARADE (1929)- ONE HOUR WITH YOU (1932)-TROUBLE IN PARADISE (1932)-DESIGN FOR LIVING(1933)- MERRY WIDOW (1934)- ANGEL(1937)-BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE(1938)- NINOTCHKA(1939)-SHOP AROUND THE CORNER(1940)- TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942)- HEAVEN CAN WAIT(1943)- CLUNY BROWN(1946)
Sirk, Douglas(1897-1987) MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION(1954)-ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS(1955)- THERE’SALWAYSTOMORROW (1956)-WRITTEN ON THE WIND(1956)- TARNISHED ANGELS (1957)- IMITATION OF LIFE(1959)
Young German Film
Kluge, Alexander(1932- ) YESTERDAY GIRL (1966)-STRONGMAN FERDINAND (1976)-DEUTSCHLAND IM HERBST(1978)-PATRIOTIN, DIE(1979)
Schlöndorff, Volker(1939- ) YOUNG TÖRLESS (1966)-FREE WOMAN, A (1972)- LOST HONOR OF KATHARINA BLUM (1975)-COUP DE GRÂCE(1976)- DEUTSCHLAND IM HERBST(1978)- TIN DRUM (1979)-SWANN IN LOVE (1984)- HANDMAID’S TALE (1990)- VOYAGER(1991)- PALMETTO(1998)- THE LEGEND OF RITA(2001)
Trotta, Margarethe Von(1942- ) LOST HONOR OF KATHARINA BLUM (1975)- SISTERS(1981)- SHEER MADNESS(1983)- ROSA LUXEMBURG(1986)- FELIX(1987)-
THREE SISTERS(1988)- HANNAH ARENDT(2012)
Herzog, Werner(1942- ) SIGNS OF LIFE (1968)-EVEN DWARFS STARTED SMALL(1970)- FATA MORGANA(1971)-AGUIRRE,THE WRATH OF GOD(1972)-
MYSTERY OF KASPAR HAUSER (1974)-HEART OF GLASS(1976)- STROSZEK(1977)- NOSFERATU, THE VAMPYRE (1979)- WOYZECK(1979)- FITZCARRALDO(1982) - THE WILD BLUE YONDER (2005)-GRIZZLY MAN(2005) - LO AND BEHOLD (2016)
Fassbinder, Rainer Werner(1945-1982) GODS OF THE PLAUGE(1969)-KATZELMACHER(1969)-BEWARE OF A HOLY WHORE(1971)-
BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT(1972)-JAIL BAIT(1972)-MERCHANT OF FOUR SEASONS (1972)-WORLD ON A WIRE(1973)-ALİ(1973)- EFFI BRIEST (1974)-FOX AND HIS FRIENDS(1975)-MOTHER KÜSTERS GOES TO HEAVEN(1975)-I ONLY WANT YOU TO LOVE ME(1976)-
DEUTSCHLAND IM HERBST(1978)-MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN (1978)-LILI MARLEEN(1981)-LOLA(1981)- VERONIKA VOSS(1982)
Wenders, Wim(1945- ) ANXIETY OF THE GOALIE AT THE PENALTY KICK (1972)- SCARLET LETTER(1973)-ALICE IN THE CITIES(1974)-WRONG MOVE (1975)-
KINGS OF THE ROAD (1976)-AMERICAN FRIEND(1977)
ITALY
De Sica, Vittorio(1901-1974) A GARIBALDIAN IN THE CONVENT (1942)-SHOESHINE (1946)-BICYCLE THIEVES (1948)-MIRACLE IN MILAN (1951)-UMBERTO D (1952)- INDISCRETION OF AN AMERICAN WIFE (1953)-ROOF (1956)-TWO WOMEN (1960)-MARRIAGE ITALIAN STYLE (1964)-
YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW (1964)-GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS (1970)-BRIEF VACATION, A(1973)
Rossellini, Roberto(1906-1977) ROME, OPEN CITY (1945)- PAISAN (1946)-GERMANY, GROUND ZERO (1948)-WAYS OF LOVE (1950)- FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS (1950)-
VIVA L'ITALIA/GARIBALDI (1950)-STROMBOLI (1950)- MACHINE TO KILL BAD PEOPLE (1952)-GREATEST LOVE (1952)-STRANGERS (1954)- JOURNEY TO ITALY (1954)-FEAR (1954)-GENERAL DELLA ROVERE (1959)- RISE OF LOUIS XIV (1966)
Visconti, Luchino(1906-1976) OSSESSIONE (1943)-EARTH TREMBLES (1948)- SENSO (1954)-ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (1960)-LEOPARD (1963)-DAMNED (1969)- DEATH IN VENICE (1971)-CONVERSATION PIECE (1974)-INNOCENT (1976)
Antonioni, Michelangelo (1912-2007) STORY OF A LOVE AFFAIR (1950)-LADY WITHOUT CAMELLIAS (1953)-VANQUISHED (1953)-GIRLFRIENDS (1955)-CRY(1957)-
ADVENTURE(1960)-NIGHT(1961)-ECLİSSE(1962)-RED DESERT (1964)- BLOWUP (1966)-ZABRISKIE POINT(1970)-PASSENGER (1975)
Fellini, Federico(1920-1993) VARIETY LIGHTS (1951)-WHITE SHEIK (1952)-VITELLONI, I (1953)- STRADA, LA (1954)-BIDONE,II(1955)- NIGHTS OF CABIRIA (1957)- DOLCE VITA, LA (1960)-8½ (1963)-JULIET OF THE SPIRITS (1965)-FELLINI SATYRICON (1969)-ROMA(1972)- AMARCORD (1973)
Bertolucci, Bernardo(1941-2018)GRIM REAPER (1962)-BEFORE THE REVOLUTION (1964)-CONFORMIST (1970)-SPIDER’S STRATAGEM (1970)-LAST TANGO IN PARIS (1972)- LUNA (1979)-TRAGEDY OF A RIDICULOUS MAN(1981)-LAST EMPEROR (1987)-SHELTERING SKY (1990) -STEALING BEAUTY (1996)- DREAMERS (2003)-ME AND YOU (2012)
SPAIN
Bunuel, Luis(1900-1983) AGE D’OR, L’(1930)-LAND WITHOUT BREAD(1933)-DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID(1946)-LOS OLVIDADOS(1950)-El(1952)-
THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ(1955)- NAZARIN(1959)-VIRIDIANA (1961)-THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL(1962)-
SIMON OF THE DESERT(1965)-BELLE DE JOUR(1967)- THE MILKY WAY(1969)-TRISTANA(1970)–
THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE(1972)-THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE(1977)
Asia
CHINA
Fifth Generation
Zhang Yimou (1950- ) RED SORGHUM (1987)- JU DOU (1990)- RAISE THE RED LANTERN (1991)-STORY OF QIU JU (1992)-TO LIVE (1994)- THE ROAD HOME(1999)- HAPPY TIMES (2000)-HERO (2002)-HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (2004)-CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (2006)-COMING HOME(2014)-
GREAT WALL(2016)
Chen Kaige (1952- ) KING OF THE CHILDREN (1987)- LIFE ON A STRING (1991)- FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE (1993)-PROMISE (2005)
Zhuangzhuang, Tian (1952- ) THE BLUE KITE (1993)
Sixth Generation
Zhangke, Jia (1970- ) PICKPOCKET/Xiao Wu (1997)-PLATFORM (2000)-UNKNOWN PLEASURES (2002)-WORLD (2004)-STILL LIFE (2006)-24 CITY (2008)-
A TOUCH OF SIN (2013)-MOUNTAINS MAY APART (2015)- ASH IS PUREST WHITE (2018)
HONG KONG
Kar-Wai, Wong (1958- ) AS TEARS GO BY (1988)-DAYS OF BEING WILD (1990)-CHUNGKING EXPRESS (1994)-FALLEN ANGELS (1995)-HAPPY TOGETHER (1997)-
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE(2001)- 2046 (2004)-HAND (2004)-MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS (2007)-ASHES OF TIME REDUX(2008)-
GRANDMASTER (2013)
JAPAN
Mizoguchi, Kenji (1898-1956) OSAKA ELEGY(1936) - SISTERS OF THE GION (1936)- STORY OF THE LAST CHRYSANTHEMUM (1939)-UTAMARO AND HIS FIVE WOMEN(1946)- WOMEN OF THE NIGHT (1948)-LIFE OF OHARU (1952)-UGETSU(1953)-SANSHO THE BAILIFF/Sansho dayu (1954)-
STORY FROM CHIKAMATSU (1954)-STREET OF SHAME(1956)
Ozu, Yasujiro(1903-1963) WALK CHEERFULLY (1930)-THAT NIGHT'S WIFE (1930)-DRAGNET GIRL (1933)-TOKYO CHORUS (1931)-I WAS BORN, BUT (1932)-
PASSING FANCY (1933)-THE ONLY SON (1936)-STORY OF FLOATING WEEDS (1934)-THERE WAS A FATHER(1942)- LATE SPRING (1949)-
EARLY SUMMER (1951)-FLAVOR OF GREEN TEA OVER RICE (1952)-TOKYO STORY/Tokyo Monogatari (1953)-EARLY SPRING(1956)-
TOKYO TWILIGHT (1957)-EQUINOX FLOWER (1958)-FLOATING WEEDS (1959)-GOOD MORNING (1959)-LATE AUTUMN (1960)-
END OF SUMMER (1961)- AUTUMN AFTERNOON (1962)
Mikio Naruse (1905-1969) FLOATING CLOUDS (1955)
Kurosawa Akira (1910-1998) SANSHIRO SUGATA I (1943)- MOST BEAUTIFUL (1944)-SANSHIRO SUGATA ii (1945)-MEN WHO TREAD ON THE TIGER'S TAIL (1945)-
NO REGRETS FOR OUR YOUTH (1946)-ONE WONDERFUL SUNDAY (1947)-DRUNKEN ANGEL (1948)-STRAY DOG (1949)-RASHOMON (1950)- SCANDAL (1950)-IDIOT (1951)-TO LIVE/Ikiru (1952)- SEVEN SAMURAI (1954)- I LIVE IN FEAR (1955)-THRONE OF BLOOD/Kumonosu-jo (1957)- LOWER DEPTHS (1957)-HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958)-BAD SLEEP WELL (1960)-YOJIMBO (1961)-SANJURO (1962)-HIGH AND LOW (1963)-
RED BEARD (1965)- DODES'KA DEN (1970)-DERSU UZALA (1975)-KAGEMUSHA (1980)- RAN (1985)-MADADAYO (1993)
Imamura, Shohei (1926-2006) PIGS AND BATTLESHIPS (1961)- INSECT WOMAN (1963)- EIJANAIKA (1981)- BALLAD OF NARAYAMA (1983)-PIMP (1987)- BLACK RAIN (1989)- DR. AKAGI (1998)- WARM WATER UNDER A RED BRIDGE(2001)
Oshima, Nagisa(1932-2013) DEATH BY HANGING(1968)-BOY/Shonen (1969)- CEREMONY (1971)- IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES (1978)-
MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE (1983)- TABOO (1999)
INDIA
Khan, Mahboob (1907-1964) MOTHER INDIA (1957)
Roy, Bimal (1909-1966) DEVDAS (1955)
Ray, Satyajit (1921-1992) SONG OF THE ROAD/Pather Panchali (1955) - UNVANQUISHED/Aparajito (1956) - MUSIC ROOM/Jalsaghar(1958) -
WORLD OF APU/Apur Sansari (1959) - GODDESS/Devi(1960)-MT. KACHENJUNGHA(1962)-EXPEDITION/Abhijan (1962)-
BIG CITY/Mahanagar(1963)-LONELY WIFE (Charulata (1964)-HERO/Nayak (1966) -
DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE FOREST/Aranyer Din Ratri (1970)- ADVERSARY/Pratidwandi (1970)-
COMPANY LIMITED/Seemabaddha (1971) - DISTANT THUNDER/Ashani Ranket (1973) - MIDDLEMAN/Jana Aranyaj (1976) -
CHESS PLAYERS/Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)-HOME AND THE WORLD (Ghare Baire (1984)-THE STRANGER/Agantuk (1992)
Mukherjee, Hrishikesh (1922-2006) HAPPINESS (Anand) (1971)
Asif, K. (1922 – 1971) MOGUL/ Mughal-E-Azami (1960)
Sen, Mrinal(1923-2018) INTERVIEW (1971)-CALCUTTA 71(1971) - FOOT SOLDIER/Padatik (1973)-ROYAL HUNT (Mrigayya) (1976)-
IN SEARCH OF FAMINE(1980)
Kapoor, Raj (1924-1988) MR 420, SHRI 420 /Shree 420 (1955)
Dutt, Guru (1925-1964) MR AND MRS '55 (1955)-THIRSTY/Pyaasa (1957)- PAPER FLOWERS/Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959)
Samanta, Shakti (1926-2009) A LIFE OF DEVOTION/Aradhana (1969)
Abrar, Alvi (1927-2009) MASTER, WIFE, SERVANT/sahib, Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
Ghatak, Ritwick (1925-1976) CLOUD CAPPED STAR/Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960)-CITIZEN/Nagarik (1977)
Chatterji, Basu (1930- ) WHOLE SKY (1969)-MY BELOVED’S HOUSE/Piya Ka Ghar (1972)- A SMALL MATTER/Chooti Sebaat (1976)
Sathyu, M.S.(1930- ) SCORCHING WINDS/Garam Hava (1974)
Benegal, Shyam (1934- ) SEEDLING/Ankur(1974)-CHURNING/Manthan (1976)-ROLE/Bhumika (1977)
Gulzar (1934- ) MATCHES/Maachis (1996)
Merchant, Ismail (1936-2005) IN CUSTODY/HIFAZAAT(1994)- THE PROPRIETOR (1996)- MYSTIC MASSEUR (2001)
Hussein, Waris(1938- ) SUMMER HOUSE (1993)
Karnad, Girish(1938- ) FOREST (1973)- ONCE UPON A TIME(1979)
Chaudhri, Amin Q.(1942- ) TIGER WARSAW (1988)
Kapur, Shekhar(1945- ) BANDIT QUEEN (1994)-ELIZABETH(1998)- FOUR FEATHERS (2002)-ELIZABETH : THE GOLDEN AGE (2007)-NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU (2008)
Sarin, Vic(1945- ) COLD COMFORT(1989)
Sen, Aparna (1945- ) 36 CHOWRINGHEE LANE (1981)
Kapoor, Randhir(1947- ) HENNA(1991)
Sippy, Ramesh (1947- ) EMBERS/Sholay (1975)-PRIDE/Shaan (1980)
Saltzman, Deepa Mehta(1950- ) MARTHA, RUTH, AND EDIE(1988)
Mehta, Deepa (1950- ) CAMILLA (1994)- EARTH (1999)- BOLLYWOOD/Hollywood (2002)- WATER (2005)
Anand, Mukul S.(1951-1997) GOD IS MY WITNESS(1992)
Mehta, Ketan(1952- ) SPICES(1986)
Jha, Prakash (1952- ) RESERVATION/Aarakshan (2011)
Prasad, Udayan(1953- ) MY SON, THE FANATIC(1997)
Ray, Sandip(1953- ) TARGET(1995)
Ratnam, Mani (1956-) SILENT SYMPHONY/Mouna Raga (1986) - HERO/NAYAKAN (1987) -COMMANDER/Thalapathi (1991) - ROSE/Roja (1992) -
THIEF, THIEF/THIRUDA, THIRUDA (1993)-BOMBAY(1995) - DUO/IRUVAR (1997) - FROM THE HEART/Dilse(1998) -
THE WAVES ARE FLOWING/Alai Payuthey (2000) -A PECK ON THE CHEEK/Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) - YOUTH/Yuva (2004) - AMIDST THE AIR/Kaatru Veliyidai (2017)
Santoshi, Rajkumar (1956- ) LEGEND OF BHAGAT SINGH (2002)
Nair, Mira (1957- ) SALAAM BOMBAY (1988)- MISSISSIPPI MASALA(1991)-KAMA SUTRA: A TALE OF LOVE(1996)-MONSOON WEDDING (2001) -
VANITY FAIR (2004)- NAMESAKE (2006)-NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU (2008)-AMELIA(2009)- THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST(2012)
Chadha, Gurinder(1960- ) BHAJI ON THE BEACH(1993)- WHAT’S COOKING?(2000)- BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM(2002)- BRIDE & PREJUDICE(2004)- PARIS, JE T’AIME(2006)
D’Souza, Dinesh(1961- ) 2016: OBAMA’S AMERICA (2012)
Singh, Tarsem(1961- ) CELL(2000)- IMMORTALS(2011)- MIRROR MIRROR(2012)- SELF/LESS(2015)
Luthria, Milan (1962-) WALL/Deewaar (2004)
Bhansali, Sanjay Leela (1963- ) PADMAAVAT(2018)
Gosh, Rituparno (1963–2013) COMPANION/Dosar (2006)-BOAT WRECK/Nouka Dubi (2011)-TRUTH SEEKER/Satyanweshi (2013)
Gowariker, Ashutosh(1964- ) LAGAAN: ONCE UPON A TIME IN INDIA(2001)
Nalluri, Bharat(1965- ) KILLING TIME(1998)- MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY(2008)- THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS(2017)
Patel, Krutin(1966- ) ABCD(1999)
Ghosh, Sujoy (1966 - ) STORY (2012)-REVENGE (2019)
Mehta, Hansel (1967- ) SHAHID (2013)-ALIGARH (2016)-SIMRAN (2017)
Bhandarkar, Madhur (1968- ) MOONLIGHT BAR/Chandni Bar (2001)
Shyamalan, M. Night(1970- ) WIDE AWAKE(1998)- THE SIXTH SENSE(1999)- UNBREAKABLE(2000)- SIGNS(2002)- VILLAGE(2004)- LADY IN THE WATER(2006)-
HAPPENING(2008)- LAST AIRBENDER(2010)- AFTER EARTH(2013)- VISIT(2015)- SPLIT(2016)
Senthilkumar, R S Durai (1971-) FLAG/Kodi (2016)
Kashyap, Anurag (1972 - ) UGLY (2013)
Vetrimaaran (1975 - ) NORTH CHENNAI/Vada Chennai (2018)-DEMON/Asuran (2019)
Batra, Ritesh(1979- ) LUNCHBOX (2013)- THE SENSE OF AN ENDING(2017)
Ghaywan, Neeraj (1980- ) CREMATORIUM/Masaan (2015)
Subbaraj, Karthik (1983- ) PRESIDING GODDESS/Iraivi (2016)
Hai, Zafar PERFECT MURDER (1988)
Krishna, Srinivas MASALA (1991)
Pandya, Piyush Dinker AMERICAN DESI(2001)
Bahl, Ajay SECTION 375 (2019)
Sayed, Ashtar MOTHER/Maatr (2017)
Ertuğrul, Muhsin (1892-1979) TUR KARA LALE BAYRAMI (DAS FEST DER SCHWARZEN TULPE) (1920) - BATAKLI DAMIN KIZI AYSEL (1935) - ŞEHVET KURBANI (1940)
Akad, Lütfi (1916 – 2011) TUR IN THE NAME OF THE LAW/Kanun Namina (1952) - TRICYLE/Üc Tekerlikli Bisiklet (1962) -LAW OF THE BORDER/Hudutlarin Kanunu (1967) - KIZILIRMAK BLACK SHEEP/Kizilirmak Karakoyun(1967)-MY SWEETHEART/Vesikali Yarim(1968)-BRIDE/Gelin(1973)- WEDDING/Dugun(1973)-BLOOD MONEY/Diyet (1974)
Yılmaz, Atıf (1925-2006) TUR AH GÜZEL İSTANBUL (1966) - SELVİ BOYLUM AL YAZMALIM (1977) - ADAK (1979) - AHH BELİNDA (1986) -
BEKLE DEDİM GÖLGEYE (1990) - GECE, MELEK VE BİZİM ÇOCUKLAR (1994)
Erksan, Metin (1929-2012) TUR SUSUZ YAZ (1963) - SEVMEK ZAMANI (1965) - KUYU (1968)
Eğilmez,Ertem (1929-1989) TUR CANIM KARDEŞİM (1973) -HABABAM SINIFI (1975) - BANKER BİLO (1980) - ARABESK (1988)
Göreç, Ertem (1931 - ) TUR WAKING UP IN DARKNESS/Karanlikta Uyananlar (1965)
Refiğ, Halit (1934 – 2009) TUR ŞEHİRDEKİ YABANCI (1962) - GURBET KUŞLARI )1964) - KARAKOLDA AYNA VAR (1966) -KARILAR KOĞUŞU (1989)
Güney, Yılmaz(1937-1984) TUR HOPE/Umut (1970)-HOPELESS PEOPLE/Umutsuzlar (1971)-FRIEND/Arkadaş (1975)-WALL/Duvar (1983)
Başaran, Tunç(1938- ) TUR UÇURTMAYI VURMASINLAR (1989) - PIANO PIANO KID (1991) - KAÇIKLIK DİPLOMASI (1998)
Olgaç, Bilge (1940- 1994) TUR LYNCH/Linc (1970) - HUNGER/Aclik (1975) - KAŞIK DÜŞMANI (1985)
Ökten, Zeki (1941 - 2009) TUR KAPICILAR KRALI (1976) -SÜRÜ (1978)- SES (1986)
Arın, Suha (1942 – 2004) TUR SAFRANBOLU’DA ZAMAN (1976)-TAHTACI FATMA (1979)-CAMIN TERİ (1985)
Kıral, Erden (1942- ) TUR KANAL (1978)-BEREKETLİ TOPRAKLAR ÜZERİNDE (1980)-HAKKARİ’DE BİR MEVSİM (1983)
Okan, Tunç (1942-) TUR OTOBÜS (1974)-CUMARTESİ CUMARTESİ (1984)-SARI MERCEDES (FİKRİMİN İNCE GÜLÜ) (1992)
Gören, Şerif (1944- ) TUR YOL(1982)- DERMAN (1984)-SEN TÜRKÜLERİNİ SÖYLE (1986) -KURBAĞALAR (1985)
Kavur, Ömer (1944-2005) TUR YATIK EMİNE (1974) - YUSUF AND KENAN/Yusuf ile Kenan (1979) - A BROKEN LOVE STORY/Kırık Bir Aşk Hikayesi (1981) -
Ah Güzel İstanbul (1981) - CRUEL ROAD/Amansız Yol (1985) -Körebe (1985)-ANAYURT HOTEL/Anayurt Oteli (1987) -
NIGHT TRIP/Gece Yolculuğu (1987) - SECRET FACE/ Gizli Yüz (1991)-ENCOUNTER/Karşılaşma (2002)
Turgul, Yavuz (1946- ) TUR MR. MUHSIN/Muhsin Bey (1987) -UNFORGETTABLE DIRECTOR OF LOVE FILMS/Ask filmlerinin unutulmaz Yonetmeni (1990)- Golge Oyunu (1992) - BANDIT/Eskiya (1996)
Oğuz, Orhan (1948- ) TUR HER ŞEYE RAĞMEN (1988)-İKİ BAŞLI DEV (1990)-DÖNERSEN ISLIK ÇAL (1992)-MANİSA TARZANI (1994)
Çölgeçen, Nesli (1955- ) TUR MY BROTHER/Kardesim Benim (1983) - BROKE AGA/Zugurt Aga (1985) - BAND OF SELAMSIZ/Selamsiz Bandosu (1987)
Giritlioğlu, Tomris (1955- ) TUR SUYUN ÖTE YANI (1991)- SALKIM HANIMIN TANELERİ (1999)-GÜZ SANCISI (2008)
İpekçi, Handan (1956-) TUR BABAM ASKERDE (1995)-BÜYÜK ADAM KÜÇÜK AŞK (2001)-SAKLI YÜZLER (2007)
Ceylan, Nuri Bilge (1959- ) TUR THE SMALL TOWN/Kasaba (1998)- CLOUDS OF MAY/Mayis sikintisi (2000) -DISTANT/Uzak (2002) - CLIMATES/Iklimler (2006)-
THREE MONKEYS/Uc Maymun (2008) - ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA/Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da (2011) -
WINTER SLEEP/Kis Uykusu (2014) - WILD PEAR TREE/Ahlat Agaci (2017)
Erdem, Reha (1960-) TUR KAÇ PARA KAÇ (1999)-KORKUYORUM ANNE (2004)-BEŞ VAKİT (2006)-HAYAT VAR (2008)
Ustaoğlu,Yeşim (1960- ) TUR GÜNEŞE YOLCULUK (1998)-BULUTLARI BEKLERKEN (2003)-PANDORA’NIN KUTUSU (2008)-ARAF (2011)
Demirkubuz, Zeki (1964- ) TUR C BLOK (1994)-MASUMİYET (1997)-YAZGI (2001)-KADER (2006)-KOR (2016)
Zaim, Derviş (1964-) TUR TABUTTA RÖVAŞATA (1996) FİLLER VE ÇİMEN (2000)-ÇAMUR (2003)-CENNETİ BEKLERKEN(2006)-GÖLGELER VE SURETLER (2010)
Akin, Fatih (1973-) TUR TEMMUZ’DA(2000)-DUVARA KARSI/HEAD ON (2004)- THE EDGE OF HEAVEN(2007)- NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU(2008)-
SOUL KITCHEN(2009)-IN THE FADE (PARAMPARCA) (2017)
Alper, Emin (1974- ) TUR BEYOND THE HILL/Tepenin Ardi (2012) - FRENZY/Abluka (2015) - SISTERS/Kizkardesler (2019)
Karaçelik, Tolga ( 1981- ) TUR GİŞE MEMURU (2011)-SARMAŞIK (2014)-KELEBEKLER (2018)
North America
Kubrick, Stanley (1928-1999) FEAR AND DESIRE (1953) - KILLER’S KISS (1955)-KILLING (1956)- PATHS OF GLORY (1957)-SPARTACUS (1960)-LOLITA (1962)-
DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)-2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) - CLOCKWORK ORANGE, A (1971)- BARRY LYNDON (1975)-SHINING (1980)-
FULL METAL JACKET (1987)- EYES WIDE SHUT (1999)
Lynch, David (1946- ) ELEPHANT MAN (1980)- DUNE (1984)- BLUE VELVET (1986)- WILD AT HEART (1990)- TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (1992)-
LOST HIGHWAY (1997)- STRAIGHT STORY (1999)- MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001)- INLAND EMPIRE (2006)
MEXICO
Fernández, Emilio (1904-1986) MARIA CANDELARIA (1944)
Bustillo Oro, Juan (1904-1989) TWO MONKS / Dos Monjes (1934)-IN THE TIME OF DON PORFIRIO/En Tempos De Don Porfirio (1934)-
EACH MADMAN WITH HIS THEME/Cada Loco Consu tema (1939)-YOU 'RE MISSING THE POINT/Ahi Esta El Detalle (1940)-
TO THE SOUND OF THE MARIMBA / Al Son De La Marimba (1941)-DARK ANGEL/El Angel Negro (1942)-
CANAIMA-THE GOD OF EVIL/Canaima-El Dios Del Mal (1945)-LOOK, HOW SMOOTH/Fijate Que Suave (1948)-
TWO FROM THE CRIMINAL LIFE / Dos De La Vida Airada (1948)-MADWOMAN OF THE HOUSE/La Loca De La Casa (1950)-
MAN WITHOUT A FACE/El Hombre Sin Rostro (1950)-TORTAS HERE !/Aca Las Tortas (1951)-
FOR THE LADIES, ALTHOUGH THEY PAY VERY BADLY/Por Ellas Aunque Mal Paguen (1952)-
TRACE OF SOME LIPS/La Huella De Unos Labios (1952)-DECEIVED/Las Enganadas (1954)-RETURN TO YOUTH/Retorno A La Juventud (1954)- ANOTHER MAN"S WIFE/La Mujer Ajena (1954)-ARM IN ARM DOWN THE STREET/Del Brazo Y Por La Calle (1956)-
THE CRIME MEDALLION – THE GOLD 13 / El Medallon Del Crimen - El 13 De Oro (1956)-KILLER X/El Asesino X (1955)-
ADVENTURES OF PITO PEREZ/Las Aventuras De Pito Perez (1957)-TIT FOR TAT/Donde Las Dan Las Toman (1957)-
LAST MEXICAN/El Ultimo Mexicano (1960)
Delgado, Miguel M.(1905-1994) UNKNOWN POLICEMAN/E Gendarme Desconocido (1941)-I AM A FUGITIVE/Soy Un Profugo (1946)-
MR. PHOTOGRAPHER/El Seor Fotografo (1953)-ILLITERATE/El Analfabeto (1961)
Rodríguez, Joselito (1907–1985) ANGELITO NEGROS (1948)
Gavaldón, Roberto (1909-1986) LA OTRA (1946)
Arau, Alfonso(1932- ) LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE(1992)
Hermosillo, Jaime Humberto(1942-) DONA HERLINDA AND HER SON(1985)
Ripsteın, Arturo(1943- ) DEEP CRIMSON(1996)
Echevarria, Nicolas(1947- ) CABEZA DE VACA(1990)
Hool, Lance(1948- ) MISSING IN ACTION 2(1985)
Novaro, Maria(1951- ) DANZÓN (1991)
Mandoki, Luis(1954- ) GABY—ATRUE STORY(1987)- WHITE PALACE(1990)- BOM YESTERDAY(1993)- WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN(1994)-
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE(1999)- ANGEL EYES(2001)- TRAPPED(2002)
Rodriguez, Paul(1955- ) A MILLION TO JUAN(1994)
Serrano, Antonio(1955- ) LUCIA, LUCIA(2003)
Van Peebles, Mario(1957- ) NEW JACK CITY(1991)- POSSE(1993)
Arriaga, Guillermo(1958- ) THE BURNING PLAIN(2008)
Cuaron, Alfonso(1961- ) GREAT EXPECTATIONS(1998)- Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN (2001)- HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004)-
CHILDREN OF MEN (2006)- PARIS, JE T’AIME (2006)- GRAVITY (2013)- ROMA (2018)
Anselmo, Reverge(1962- ) STATESIDE(2004)
Carrera, Carlos(1962- ) THE CRIME OF FATHER AMARO(2002)
Estrada, Luis (1962- ) HEROD'S L;AW/LA LEYDE LE HERODES (1999)-A MARVELLOUS WORLD/UN MUNDO MARAVILLOSA (2006)-
HELL/EL INFIERNO (2010)-PERFECT DICTATORSHIP/LA DICTADURA PERFECTA (2014)
Inarrita, Alejandro Gonzalez(1963-) AMORES PERROS (2000)- 21 GRAMS (2003)- BABEL(2006)- BIUTIFUL(2010)-
BIRDMAN/THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE (2014)- THE REVENANT (2015)
Del Toro, Guillermo(1964- ) CRONOS(1994)- MIMIC (1997)- THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE(2001)- BLADE II (2002)- HELLBOY(2004)- PAN’S LABYRINTH(2006)-
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (2008)- PACIFIC RIM (2013)- CRIMSON PEAK (2015)- THE SHAPE OF WATER (2017)
THEMES in FILMS
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Classification
SOCIETY JUSTICE POLITICS RELATIONSHIP PSYCHOLOGY FLAW FALSENESS SEARCH TRADITION INJUSTICE LEADERSHIP FAMILY SUFFERING OBSESSION DECEPTION EXPLORE PATRIARCHY CRIME POWER MARRIAGE SADNESS PRIDE APPEARANCE QUEST
GENDER VIOLENCE INTRIGUE FRIENDSHIP REGRET ANGER BETRAYAL INTROSPECTION
RELIGION PUNISHMENT WAR LOYALTY ISOLATION JEALOUSY DISHONESTY
IDENTITY REVENGE CONFLICT CARING ALIENATION REPUTATION LIES CHANGE
CLASS GUILT LOVE OTHERNESS GREED SECRETS GROWTH
LANGUAGE ATTRACTION LOSS AMBITION DREAMS TRANSIENCE
SCIENCE-TECH. DESIRE/LUST FEAR SELF-DELUSION
CULTURE SEXUALITY PARANOIA PAST
MEDIA MENTAL DISEASE MEMORIES
GOVERNMENT HOPE
MYTH BOREDOM __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
AUSTRIA
Lang, Fritz Class Violence Desire Suffering Falseness Corruption Intrigue
Media
ITALY
De Sica Society Politics Family Loss
Gender Friendship
Rossellini Society Politics Love Psychology Falseness
Gender
Religion
Visconti Society Politics Love Old Age
Family
Antonioni Class Marriage Quest Loneliness Appearance
Youth Culture Love
Desire
Bertolucci Culture Politics Family Appearance
Love
Sexuality
USA
Kubrick Society Crime War Desire Mental Disease Jealousy Appearance
Gender Greed
Technology
CHARACTERS in FILMS
EXPERIENCE SOCIAL WORK PSYCHOLOGY
Open Closed Agreeable Disagreeable Conscientious Unconscientious Rational Emotional
AUSTRIA
Lang Siegfried Told Jerry Kriemhild Morris Celia Cara
Freder Fredersen Shaw Hagen Helen Eleanor Vern
Friede Bannion Frenchy Bannion Joan Joe
Mae Eddie Earl Vicki
Celia Wanley Tom
Mark
ITALIA
Antonioni Sandro Anna Claudia Piero Vittoria
Thomas Giuliana
Aldo
Fellini Marcello Gelsomina Zampano
Bertolucci Anna Marcello Guilia Paul Pu Yi Qadri Isabelle Lucy Johnston Joe
Prison Commander Lorenzo
SWEDEN
Bergman Knight Alma
Borg
Monica
TURKEY
Ceylan Aydin