THEME EXPLORATION

Cold War legacy

12 films · 2 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
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
Oh, Canada
Oh, Canada
2024 · Paul Schrader
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Casualties of War
Casualties of War
1989 · Brian De Palma
Dogface
Dogface
1959 · Samuel Fuller
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Soderbergh United States

Films such as 'Bridge of Spies' (co-written with the Coen Brothers) and 'The Lives of Others' directly examine espionage, distrust, and geopolitical tensions during the Cold War era.

 Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Germany

His masterpiece 'The Lives of Others' profoundly depicts East German surveillance state oppression and the human cost of Cold War division.