TIME MACHINES: FILMS THAT ARE THE PAST

Here then is a list of films that do not so much depict narratives set in the past as they convey that past itself, without comment, without judgment or affectation, without exaggeration or sensationalism or any other such intervention into or manipulation of the fabric of the reality that they communicate; but with a simplicity, naturalism, and honesty. Each of these stands as a monument, as a testament of the experiences of past generations.

These films are films that live, they are films where the setting and the “extras” of the background do not simply supply a dead or aesthetic backdrop to the actions of the...