THEME EXPLORATION

German nationalism

12 films · 2 directors
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
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
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
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
1918 · D.W. Griffith
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films deconstruct post-war German identity and the psychological aftermath of fascism through intimate character studies and societal critique.

 Werner Herzog Germany

He explores the German character and ambition through epic narratives that interrogate concepts of will, conquest, and national mythology.