THEME EXPLORATION

wartime rationing

26 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
This Happy Life
This Happy Life
1944 · Mikio Naruse
The Notebook
The Notebook
2004 · Nick Cassavetes
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
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
Landru
Landru
1963 · Claude Chabrol
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
1942 · William Wyler
Sons of the Good Earth
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · King Hu
The Crossing I
The Crossing I
2014 · John Woo
Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour
2017 · Joe Wright
Farewells
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
Dongji Rescue
2025 · Guan Hu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lean United Kingdom

His films like 'In Which We Serve' and 'This Happy Breed' authentically depict British domestic life and rationing during WWII with meticulous period detail.

 Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist masterpieces such as 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' portray the hardship and scarcity of post-war Italy with devastating emotional honesty.