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THEME EXPLORATION

Russian-German conflict

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
The Volga Boatman
The Volga Boatman
1926 · Cecil B. DeMille
Love and Death
Love and Death
1975 · Woody Allen
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
1990 · Zhang Yimou
Romance of a Horsethief
Romance of a Horsethief
1971 · Abraham Polonsky
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
The History of the Civil War
The History of the Civil War
1921 · Dziga Vertov
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rainer Werner Fassbinder → West Germany

His works examine German guilt, trauma, and identity in the post-WWII period, exploring the psychological and moral consequences of the Nazi era and German-Russian relations.

Elem Klimov → Soviet Union

His harrowing film 'Come and See' presents the brutal reality of the German-Soviet conflict on the Eastern Front through the eyes of a young Soviet partisan.

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