THEME EXPLORATION

postwar displacement

44 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Xoftex
Xoftex
2024 · Noaz Deshe
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Maren Ade
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
Yana's Friends
Yana's Friends
1999 · Arik Kaplun
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Goodbye Julia
Goodbye Julia
2026 · Mohamed Kordofani
Rebuilding
Rebuilding
2026 · Max Walker-Silverman
Gohan
Gohan
2026 · Nattawut Poonpiriya
A Romance of the Western Hills
A Romance of the Western Hills
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Besieged
Besieged
1998 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · John Ford
Green Fish
Green Fish
1997 · Lee Chang-dong
Happy Together
Happy Together
1997 · Wong Kar-wai
Il Grido
Il Grido
1957 · Michelangelo Antonioni
La caméra de Claire
La caméra de Claire
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Nostalgia
Nostalgia
1983 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Rocha que Voa (Eryk Rocha
Rocha que Voa (Eryk Rocha
2001 · Glauber Rocha
The Golden Thread
The Golden Thread
1965 · Ritwik Ghatak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrzej Wajda Poland

His films like 'A Generation' and 'Kanal' directly chronicle Polish displacement and trauma during and after WWII.

 Vittorio De Sica Italy

Works such as 'Umberto D.' and 'Germany Year Zero' explore the material and psychological displacement of ordinary people in postwar Europe.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His film 'Funny Games' and earlier works examine the fractured, displaced consciousness of postwar European society and its lingering violence.