THEME EXPLORATION

wartime occupation

28 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
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
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Pressure
Pressure
2026 · Anthony Maras
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
1959 · William Wyler
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Hanagatami
Hanagatami
2017 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
L’Armée des ombres
L’Armée des ombres
1969 · Jean-Pierre Melville
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
The Crossing I
2014 · John Woo
Farewells
Farewells
1958 · Wojciech Has
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Enamorada
Enamorada
1946 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrzej Wajda Poland

His films like 'A Generation' and 'Kanal' powerfully depict Polish resistance and survival during Nazi occupation through intimate human perspectives.

 Max Ophüls France/Germany

His documentary 'The Sorrow and the Pity' is a landmark examination of French collaboration and resistance during Nazi occupation.