THEME EXPLORATION

Coming of Age in War

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
The Big Parade
The Big Parade
1925 · King Vidor
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
The Notebook
The Notebook
2013 · János Szász
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026 · John Travolta
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Paradise Road
Paradise Road
1997 · Bruce Beresford
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
2022 · Edward Berger
Untitled WWI Documentary
Untitled WWI Documentary
2018 · Peter Jackson
Charlie Wilson’s War
Charlie Wilson’s War
2007 · Mike Nichols
Brothers
Brothers
2004 · Susanne Bier
Double Target
Double Target
1987 · Frank Miller
Love Lesson
Love Lesson
2013 · Ko Kyeong-Ah
Tank Force!
Tank Force!
1958 · Terence Young
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor
1983 · Ted Kotcheff
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical films like 'The 400 Blows' and 'Stolen Kisses' poignantly capture adolescent awakening and disillusionment during post-war France.

 Terrence Malick United States

Films like 'The Thin Red Line' and 'The New World' explore the loss of innocence and spiritual transformation of young soldiers and individuals amid war and conflict.

 Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist masterpieces such as 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Shoeshine' intimately document children and adolescents struggling to survive and mature in post-war devastation.