THEME EXPLORATION

Spanish occupation

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
La ley de deseo
La ley de deseo
1987 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
1959 · William Wyler
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' directly allegorize Spanish fascist occupation and colonial violence through magical realism.