THEME EXPLORATION

East-West conflict

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
The Plainsman
The Plainsman
1936 · Cecil B. DeMille
Jack
Jack
1916 · Frank Borzage
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Kanał
Kanał
1956 · Richard Groschopp
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Robert Siodmak
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His philosophical sci-fi and spiritual meditations explore the tension between Western materialism and Eastern mysticism, embodying Cold War ideological conflict.

 Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His films like 'The Last Emperor' and 'The Sheltering Sky' directly examine cultural collision and power dynamics between Eastern and Western civilizations.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

He synthesized Eastern and Western filmmaking traditions while exploring samurai culture versus modernization, creating cinema that bridges both worlds in conflict.