THEME EXPLORATION

communist oppression

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
1971 · Dušan Makavejev
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrzej Wajda Poland

His films like 'Ashes and Diamonds' and 'Kanal' directly confront Polish resistance to Soviet occupation and the moral compromises under communist rule.

 Miloš Forman Czechoslovakia

His early Czech films and later works examine state censorship and individual freedom, informed by his experience fleeing communist Czechoslovakia.