THEME EXPLORATION

Cold War ideological conflict

12 films · 1 director

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
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
The Big Parade
The Big Parade
1925 · King Vidor
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three
1961 · Billy Wilder
Strike Commando
Strike Commando
1987 · Frank Miller
The Best of Enemies
The Best of Enemies
1961 · Guy Hamilton
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Ultimatum
Ultimatum
1938 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like 'Dr. Strangelove' and '2001: A Space Odyssey' directly interrogate Cold War nuclear anxiety, ideological paranoia, and the absurdity of mutually assured destruction.