THEME EXPLORATION

world war ii occupation

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
1944 · Frank Capra
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
Paradise Road
Paradise Road
1997 · Bruce Beresford
Charlie Wilson’s War
Charlie Wilson’s War
2007 · Mike Nichols
Untitled WWI Documentary
Untitled WWI Documentary
2018 · Peter Jackson
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
1966 · Mario Bava
I Was Nineteen
I Was Nineteen
1968 · Konrad Wolf
Brothers
Brothers
2004 · Susanne Bier
Ill Met by Moonlight
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957 · Michael Powell
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor
1983 · Ted Kotcheff
Warsaw Uprising
Warsaw Uprising
2014 · Jan Komasa
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrzej Wajda Poland

His films like 'Kanal' and 'A Generation' are foundational works depicting the Polish experience under Nazi occupation and the Warsaw Uprising.

 Alain Resnais France

His masterpiece 'Night and Fog' is a seminal documentary meditation on the Holocaust and German occupation of Europe.

 Claude Chabrol France

His film 'Story of Women' and 'The Unfaithful Wife' explore the moral complexities and human choices during the French occupation.