THEME EXPLORATION

Italian resistance

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Roberto Rossellini Italy

His neorealist masterpiece 'Rome, Open City' (1945) is the definitive cinematic portrayal of Italian resistance against Nazi occupation during WWII.

 Marco Bellocchio Italy

His works, particularly 'Vincere' (2009), examine Italian political resistance and the complex historical forces that shaped modern Italy's relationship with fascism.