THEME EXPLORATION

wartime occupation

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
1918 · D.W. Griffith
The People from the Train
The People from the Train
1961 · Kazimierz Kutz
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1942 · Ernst Lubitsch
The Piper's Tune
The Piper's Tune
1962 · Muriel Box
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
The Notebook
The Notebook
2004 · Nick Cassavetes
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrzej Wajda Poland

His films like 'Kanal' and 'Ashes and Diamonds' profoundly explore Polish resistance and the psychological toll of Nazi occupation.

 Alain Resnais France

His masterpiece 'Night and Fog' is a haunting documentary essay on Nazi concentration camps and occupation's darkest consequences.