THEME EXPLORATION

post-war intrigue

32 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
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Casualties of War
Casualties of War
1989 · Brian De Palma
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
Paradise Road
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
From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love
1963 · Terence Young
Brothers
Brothers
2004 · Susanne Bier
Atatürk II 1881 – 1919
Atatürk II 1881 – 1919
2024 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin
Cat and Mouse
Cat and Mouse
2003 · Gordon Chan
Double Target
Double Target
1987 · Frank Miller
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor
1983 · Ted Kotcheff
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Peyton Reed United Kingdom

His masterpiece 'The Third Man' (1949) exemplifies post-war Vienna's moral ambiguity and shadowy intrigue.

 Billy Wilder Austria/United States

Films like 'A Foreign Affair' (1948) and 'Sunset Boulevard' (1950) explore corruption and deception in post-war societies.