THEME EXPLORATION

historical conflict

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
America
America
1924 · D.W. Griffith
Nabua Song
Nabua Song
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Heart of a Nation
The Heart of a Nation
1943 · Julien Duvivier
The Road to Yesterday
The Road to Yesterday
1925 · Cecil B. DeMille
Combat naval en Grèce
Combat naval en Grèce
1897 · Georges Méliès
The Undeclared War
The Undeclared War
1992 · Bertrand Tavernier
Drunken Master III
Drunken Master III
1994 · Kar-leung Lau
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
2024 · Wes Ball
The Fall of Rome
The Fall of Rome
1962 · Antonio Margheriti
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
1996 · Neil Jordan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kevin Reynolds USA

Large-scale action cinema exploring human endurance against overwhelming natural and historical forces.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His montage technique revolutionized depicting historical conflict through films like Battleship Potemkin and October, making political upheaval viscerally cinematic.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

He explored feudal Japanese warfare and human conflict with philosophical depth in films like Ran and Kagemusha, examining power, ambition, and historical tragedy.