THEME EXPLORATION

World War II home front

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Casualties of War
Casualties of War
1989 · Brian De Palma
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
Paradise Road
Paradise Road
1997 · Bruce Beresford
Charlie Wilson’s War
Charlie Wilson’s War
2007 · Mike Nichols
Untitled WWI Documentary
Untitled WWI Documentary
2018 · Peter Jackson
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
1966 · Mario Bava
For You at the Front!
For You at the Front!
1942 · Dziga Vertov
Brothers
Brothers
2004 · Susanne Bier
Tank Force!
Tank Force!
1958 · Terence Young
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor
1983 · Ted Kotcheff
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Robert Siodmak
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Monsoon
Monsoon
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank Capra United States

His documentary series 'Why We Fight' and films like 'It's a Wonderful Life' powerfully captured American civilian morale and the social fabric of the WWII home front.

 Powell and Pressburger United Kingdom

His wartime films such as 'A Canterbury Tale' and 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' intimately explored British civilian life, resilience, and social change during the war.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films like 'Lili Marleen' and 'The Marriage of Maria Braun' unflinchingly examined the German home front experience, moral corruption, and survival under Nazi rule.