THEME EXPLORATION

Occupation and Resistance

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
L’Armée des ombres
L’Armée des ombres
1969 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
1918 · D.W. Griffith
Safe Conduct
Safe Conduct
2002 · Bertrand Tavernier
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again
1944 · Frank Borzage
Hornets' Nest
Hornets' Nest
1970 · Phil Karlson
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1942 · Ernst Lubitsch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently chronicle working-class struggles against systemic inequality and economic oppression, exploring how ordinary people resist exploitative structures.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His work examines power dynamics, social hierarchies, and resistance to capitalist and authoritarian systems through intimate character studies and political critique.