THEME EXPLORATION

1940s Britain

10 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse
1954 · J. Lee Thompson
Madadayo
Madadayo
1993 · Akira Kurosawa
The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia
2006 · Brian De Palma
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale
1944 · Michael Powell
Ballet Black
Ballet Black
1986 · Stephen Dwoskin
Street Corner
Street Corner
1953 · Muriel Box
King Arthur
King Arthur
2004 · Antoine Fuqua
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lean United Kingdom

Lean's films like 'In Which We Serve' and 'This Happy Breed' authentically captured the spirit and social fabric of 1940s Britain during and after wartime.

 Powell and Pressburger United Kingdom

Powell's collaborations with Emeric Pressburger, including 'A Matter of Life and Death' and 'Black Narcissus', explored British identity and the wartime experience with visual innovation.