THEME EXPLORATION

wartime

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

The Notebook
2004 · Nick Cassavetes

Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar

Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti

Dunkirk
2017 · Christopher Nolan

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude

Transit
2018 · Christian Petzold

Pressure
2026 · Anthony Maras

Hanagatami
2017 · Nobuhiko Obayashi

Il generale della rovere

Il generale della rovere
1959 · Roberto Rossellini

Ivan’s Childhood

Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky

Landru
1963 · Claude Chabrol

Mrs. Miniver
1942 · William Wyler

No Regrets for Our Youth

No Regrets for Our Youth
1946 · Akira Kurosawa

Sons of the Good Earth

Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · King Hu

The Crossing I
2014 · John Woo

Darkest Hour
2017 · Joe Wright

Farewells
1958 · Wojciech Has

The People from the Train

The People from the Train
1961 · Kazimierz Kutz

The Hungarian Dressmaker

The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová

The Zookeeper's Wife

The Zookeeper's Wife
2017 · Niki Caro

Work Party (also Factory Family ) (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 7 minutes

Work Party (also Factory Family ) (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 7 minutes
1942 · Len Lye

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be
1942 · Ernst Lubitsch

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
2014 · Tom Harper

All Things Fair

All Things Fair
1995 · Bo Widerberg

Ayla: The Daughter of War

Ayla: The Daughter of War
2017 · Can Ulkay

Dongji Rescue
2025 · Guan Hu

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Powell and Pressburger

Visually audacious narratives blending technical innovation with emotional depth and artistic ambition.

William Wyler France]

Wyler crafts sweeping historical epics that celebrate human endurance and moral strength through meticulous direction.

Steven Spielberg United States

Through films like 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Schindler's List', he captures both the brutal realism and intimate human stories of wartime.