THEME EXPLORATION

1940s

7 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Madadayo
Madadayo
1993 · Akira Kurosawa
The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia
2006 · Brian De Palma
A Is for Acid
A Is for Acid
2002 · Harry Bradbeer
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
Ballet Black
Ballet Black
1986 · Stephen Dwoskin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His films like 'Double Indemnity' and 'The Lost Weekend' are quintessential 1940s noir that capture the era's moral ambiguity and urban darkness.

 Francis Ford Coppola USA

His wartime and post-war films including 'My Darling Clementine' and 'The Grapes of Wrath' deeply examine American identity and values during the 1940s period.