THEME EXPLORATION

War and trauma

12 films · 3 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
Redacted
Redacted
2007 · Brian De Palma
The Big Red One
The Big Red One
1980 · Samuel Fuller
Death in Love
Death in Love
2008 · Boaz Yakin
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Carla’s Song
Carla’s Song
1996 · Ken Loach
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like 'Mirror' and 'Stalker' meditate on memory, loss, and the psychological scars of living through Soviet history and war.

 Béla Tarr Hungary

His bleak, immersive works such as 'Sátántangó' and 'Werkmeister Harmonies' explore collective trauma, despair, and the aftermath of historical violence.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

Films like 'Antichrist' and 'Melancholia' viscerally depict personal and existential trauma through graphic imagery and psychological disintegration.