THEME EXPLORATION

military vs science

25 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
Firebase
Firebase
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
The Great War of Archimedes
The Great War of Archimedes
2019 · Takashi Yamazaki
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
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
1948 · Terence Fisher
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
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
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal
1971 · Roberto Rossellini
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
Stanley Kubrick USA

He obsessively explored the intersection of military technology and human science through films like Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Full Metal Jacket, examining how scientific advancement becomes weaponized.

 Werner Herzog Germany

He consistently interrogates how scientific ambition and military might corrupt human judgment, evident in films like Aguirre and his documentaries exploring obsession and conquest.