THEME EXPLORATION

Cold War satire

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Casualties of War
Casualties of War
1989 · Brian De Palma
Duck Soup
Duck Soup
1933 · Leo McCarey
Dogface
Dogface
1959 · Samuel Fuller
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His masterpiece Dr. Strangelove satirizes Cold War nuclear paranoia and military absurdity with dark comedy.

 Billy Wilder Austria-United States

One, Two, Three brilliantly lampoons Cold War division and communist-capitalist ideological clashes in Berlin.

 Andrzej Wajda Poland

His films like Ashes and Diamonds offer sharp satirical critiques of Cold War politics and Soviet influence from behind the Iron Curtain.