THEME EXPLORATION

war and rebellion

31 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
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Gareth Edwards
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
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
Uomini contro
Uomini contro
1970 · Francesco Rosi
Charlie Wilson’s War
Charlie Wilson’s War
2007 · Mike Nichols
Untitled WWI Documentary
Untitled WWI Documentary
2018 · Peter Jackson
Disco
Disco
1977 · Phillip Noyce
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
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique and films like Battleship Potemkin and October directly depict rebellion and the chaos of war through groundbreaking visual storytelling.

 Sofia Coppola United States

Apocalypse Now and The Godfather trilogy explore war's psychological devastation and rebellion against corrupt systems with visceral intensity and moral complexity.