THEME EXPLORATION

Wartime Tragedy

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Crossing II
The Crossing II
2015 · John Woo
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Titanic
Titanic
1997 · James Cameron
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
Pressure
Pressure
2026 · Anthony Maras
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point
2026 · Cheng Wei-hao
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Goodbye for Tomorrow
1995 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Il generale della rovere
Il generale della rovere
1959 · Roberto Rossellini
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
1966 · Ken Russell
Landru
Landru
1963 · Claude Chabrol
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
1942 · William Wyler
No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946 · Akira Kurosawa
Farewells
Farewells
1958 · Wojciech Has
Divia
Divia
2025 · Dmytro Hreshko
La Pietà
La Pietà
2022 · Eduardo Casanova
The People from the Train
The People from the Train
1961 · Kazimierz Kutz
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Garrincha: Joy of the People
Garrincha: Joy of the People
1962 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Our Century
Our Century
1983 · Artavazd Pelechian
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Spielberg United States

His films like Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan unflinchingly portray the human cost of war through intimate, visceral storytelling.

 Terrence Malick United States

The Thin Red Line and A Hidden Life explore war's philosophical and spiritual dimensions, questioning meaning amid senseless tragedy.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Mirror and Ivan's Childhood contemplate war's psychological devastation and loss of innocence with poetic, meditative depth.