THEME EXPLORATION

wartime France

21 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Le Deuxième souffle
Le Deuxième souffle
1966 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Three Colors: Blue
Three Colors: Blue
1993 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
The Notebook
The Notebook
2004 · Nick Cassavetes
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Dunkirk
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
Transit
2018 · Christian Petzold
Pressure
Pressure
2026 · Anthony Maras
Hanagatami
Hanagatami
2017 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Il generale della rovere
Il generale della rovere
1959 · Roberto Rossellini
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946 · Akira Kurosawa
Orpheus
Orpheus
2006 · Bruce Beresford
So Long at the Fair
So Long at the Fair
1950 · Terence Fisher
Sons of the Good Earth
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · King Hu
The Crossing I
The Crossing I
2014 · John Woo
Farewells
Farewells
1958 · Wojciech Has
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His films like 'The Last Metro' directly explore the psychological and moral complexities of occupied France during World War II.

 Jean-Pierre Melville France

A Resistance fighter himself, he created iconic films like 'Army of Shadows' that authentically capture the clandestine struggle and atmosphere of wartime France.