THEME EXPLORATION

wartime intrigue

23 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cat and Mouse
Cat and Mouse
2003 · Gordon Chan
Salon Kitty
Salon Kitty
1976 · Tinto Brass
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Das Hofkonzert
Das Hofkonzert
1936 · Douglas Sirk
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Notebook
The Notebook
2004 · Nick Cassavetes
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022 · Ryan Coogler
Boarding Gate
Boarding Gate
2007 · Olivier Assayas
Pressure
Pressure
2026 · Anthony Maras
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
2026 · Jimmy Stone
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Dernier atout
Dernier atout
1942 · Jacques Becker
Hamles
Hamles
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
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
Red Cliff
Red Cliff
2008 · John Woo
Temptation of a Monk
Temptation of a Monk
1993 · Clara Law
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Peyton Reed United Kingdom

Masterfully crafted espionage thrillers set during WWII that explore moral ambiguity and the shadowy world of intelligence operations.

 Walter Lang Germany/United States

Created seminal spy and intrigue narratives that dissect the psychological tensions and deception inherent in wartime conflict and surveillance.