THEME EXPLORATION

resistance and espionage

34 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
1776, Or the Hessian Renegade
1776, Or the Hessian Renegade
1909 · D.W. Griffith
First Comes Courage
First Comes Courage
1943 · Dorothy Arzner
Julia
Julia
1977 · Fred Zinnemann
L’Armée des ombres
L’Armée des ombres
1969 · Jean-Pierre Melville
La Ligne de démarcation
La Ligne de démarcation
1966 · Claude Chabrol
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1942 · Ernst Lubitsch
The Man with the Iron Heart
The Man with the Iron Heart
2017 · Cédric Jimenez
Contraband
Contraband
1940 · Michael Powell
Dachimawa Lee
Dachimawa Lee
2008 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 · Guy Hamilton
The Age of Shadows
The Age of Shadows
2016 · Kim Jee-woon
The War Is Over
The War Is Over
1966 · Alain Resnais
Mystery Submarine
Mystery Submarine
1950 · Douglas Sirk
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
2017 · Rupert Sanders
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Soderbergh United States

Consistently explores espionage, surveillance, and resistance to institutional power through formally innovative films like 'Bridge of Spies' and 'Haywire'.