THEME EXPLORATION

military training

23 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
Flight Command
Flight Command
1940 · Frank Borzage
Top Gun
Top Gun
1986 · Tony Scott
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
Stormtroopers
Stormtroopers
1976 · Salvatore Samperi
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
No Room for the Groom
No Room for the Groom
1952 · Douglas Sirk
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
1948 · Terence Fisher
Cemetery of Splendor
Cemetery of Splendor
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Baisers volés
Baisers volés
1968 · François Truffaut
Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo
1951 · Kon Ichikawa
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
Camp de Thiaroye
Camp de Thiaroye
1988 · Ousmane Sembène
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow
1996 · John Woo
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
1953 · Fred Zinnemann
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
La Grande Illusion
La Grande Illusion
1937 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His semi-autobiographical film 'A Time to Live and a Time to Die' deeply examines military service and the formative impact of mandatory conscription on young soldiers.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His works persistently interrogate authority structures and discipline, particularly in 'The Third Generation' and other films exploring power dynamics and institutional control.