THEME EXPLORATION

British resistance

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films document working-class resistance to inequality and state systems, exemplified in works like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes'.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

Through intimate character studies, he portrays ordinary British people resisting conformity and societal pressures in films like 'Secrets & Lies' and 'Another Year'.