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THEME EXPLORATION

Cold War travel

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
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
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
1964 · Sidney Lumet
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wim Wenders → West Germany

His masterpiece 'Wings of Desire' and 'Der Himmel über Berlin' use Berlin's divided landscape as a metaphor for Cold War separation, spirituality, and longing for connection across borders.

Krzysztof Kieślowski → Poland

His works including 'No End' and 'Three Colours' trilogy examine the collision of Eastern European identity with Western influence during and after the Cold War's ideological divide.

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