THEME EXPLORATION

childhood in wartime

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Little Princess
The Little Princess
1939 · Walter Lang
The Railway Children Return
The Railway Children Return
2022 · Morgan Matthews
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Shoeshine' capture the vulnerability and resilience of children navigating post-war poverty and moral complexity.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films 'Ivan's Childhood' and 'The Mirror' poetically explore the loss of innocence and psychological trauma of children during war with profound philosophical depth.

 Roberto Benigni Italy

'Life is Beautiful' masterfully portrays a father protecting his son's childhood wonder amid the Holocaust, blending tragedy with imagination and hope.