THEME EXPLORATION

1970s Germany

21 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Afire
Afire
2023 · Christian Petzold
M
M
1931 · Fritz Lang
M
M
1951 · Joseph Losey
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008 · Mark Herman
Citizen’s Band
Citizen’s Band
1977 · Jonathan Demme
Fast Hands
Fast Hands
1976 · Alan Clarke
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
Fear
Fear
1965 · Ritwik Ghatak
Side by Side
Side by Side
1975 · Bruce Beresford
Spoiled Children
Spoiled Children
1977 · Bertrand Tavernier
Stampede Country
Stampede Country
1972 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Phoenix
The Phoenix
1978 · Kon Ichikawa
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Fred Zinnemann
Visions of Eight
Visions of Eight
1973 · Kon Ichikawa & Mai Zetterling
Kanał
Kanał
1956 · Richard Groschopp
La vida abismal
La vida abismal
2007 · Ventura Pons
Labor Party election commercials
Labor Party election commercials
1974 · Phillip Noyce
The Man with the Iron Heart
The Man with the Iron Heart
2017 · Cédric Jimenez
Black Circle
Black Circle
2019 · Adrián García Bogliano
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
1973 · Gérard Pirès
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films like 'Ali: Fear Eats the Soul' and 'Effi Briest' directly explore post-war German society, identity crises, and the tensions of 1970s Germany with unflinching psychological depth.

 Wim Wenders Germany

Works such as 'Kings of the Road' and 'The American Friend' capture the alienation and cultural dislocation of 1970s Germany while reflecting on divided national identity.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His films like 'Stroszek' and 'Kaspar Hauser' interrogate German identity, social marginalization, and the spiritual emptiness of modern German life during the 1970s.