THEME EXPLORATION

German nationalism

17 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
1943 · Frank Capra
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
1990 · Zhang Yimou
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985 · Paul Schrader
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
1930 · Jean Renoir
Victory Song
Victory Song
1945 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Faust aux enfers
Faust aux enfers
1903 · Georges Méliès
Kino-Pravda No. 22: Lenin Is Alive in the Heart of the Peasant. A Film Story
Kino-Pravda No. 22: Lenin Is Alive in the Heart of the Peasant. A Film Story
1925 · Dziga Vertov
The Road Back
The Road Back
1937 · James Whale
Legend of a Fighter
Legend of a Fighter
1982 · Yuen Woo-Ping
Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel
2007 · Robert Eggers
The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone
The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone
2003 · Julio Medem
The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 · Michael Powell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films critically dissect German identity, history, and the psychological legacies of Nazism through intimate character studies and social critique.

 Wim Wenders Germany

He explores German cultural identity, division, and national consciousness in works like 'Wings of Desire,' examining what it means to be German in a fragmented nation.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His films interrogate German character and national mythology through ambitious narratives that challenge romantic notions of German identity and heroism.