THEME EXPLORATION

man versus military

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
The Holy Mountain
The Holy Mountain
1973 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
2025 · Wuershan
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
1948 · Terence Fisher
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Dr. Strangelove' deconstruct military institutions and expose the dehumanizing conflict between individual consciousness and military machinery.

 Terrence Malick United States

His war films 'The Thin Red Line' and 'The New World' philosophically explore the moral and spiritual toll of warfare on individual soldiers caught within larger military systems.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries and narrative films examine human resilience and irrationality against oppressive systems, particularly in 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and his war documentaries.