THEME EXPLORATION

war and liberation

34 films · 3 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
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
Giorni di gloria
Giorni di gloria
1945 · Luchino Visconti
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
Brothers
Brothers
2004 · Susanne Bier
Tank Force!
Tank Force!
1958 · Terence Young
Uncommon Valor
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
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
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
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
1971 · Dušan Makavejev
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Laberinto de pasiones
Laberinto de pasiones
1982 · Pedro Almodóvar
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like *Mirror* and *Stalker* profoundly explore spiritual liberation and the psychological scars of war through philosophical and introspective cinema.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

Works such as *Salò* and *Canterbury Tales* confront fascism, violence, and human freedom with raw intensity and unflinching social critique.

 Ritwik Ghatak India

His partition trilogy (*Meghe Dhaka Tara*, *Subarnarekha*, *Komal Gandhar*) devastatingly captures displacement, trauma, and the struggle for personal liberation amid war's aftermath.