THEME EXPLORATION

post-war survival

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Paradise Road
Paradise Road
1997 · Bruce Beresford
The Big Red One
The Big Red One
1980 · Samuel Fuller
The Little American
The Little American
1917 · Cecil B. DeMille
Strike Commando
Strike Commando
1987 · Frank Miller
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
2017 · Christopher Nolan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' explore spiritual and existential survival in post-war Soviet landscapes through meditative, philosophical narratives.

 Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist masterpieces 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' depict the daily struggles and human dignity of ordinary people surviving economically devastated post-war Italy.

 Elem Klimov Soviet Union

His brutal film 'Come and See' presents one of cinema's most harrowing explorations of psychological and physical survival amid the horrors of war's aftermath.