THEME EXPLORATION

post-war France

31 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima

Ashes and Diamonds

Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda

Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov

Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola

Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène

The Devil's Backbone

The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro

Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies

Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker

Casualties of War

Casualties of War
1989 · Brian De Palma

Chronicle of a Summer

Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch

Era notte a Roma

Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini

Fires on the Plain

Fires on the Plain
1959 · Kon Ichikawa

Paradise Road
1997 · Bruce Beresford

Charlie Wilson’s War

Charlie Wilson’s War
2007 · Mike Nichols

Untitled WWI Documentary

Untitled WWI Documentary
2018 · Peter Jackson

Three Colors: Blue

Three Colors: Blue
1993 · Krzysztof Kieślowski

Brothers
2004 · Susanne Bier

Double Target
1987 · Frank Miller

Tank Force!
1958 · Terence Young

Uncommon Valor
1983 · Ted Kotcheff

Escape from East Berlin

Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Robert Siodmak

Closely Watched Trains

Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel

El espiritu de la colmena

El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice

Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica

Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman

Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák

Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze

West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri

Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven

Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa

Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Robert Bresson France

His austere, spiritually searching films such as 'A Man Escaped' (1956) and 'Pickpocket' (1959) explore themes of resistance, redemption, and human dignity in post-war France.

Agnès Varda France

Her documentaries and narrative films, including 'Vagabond' (1985), examine the social alienation and human struggle that persisted in post-war French society.