THEME EXPLORATION

communist resistance

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
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
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
2023 · Alexandru Solomon
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrzej Wajda Poland

His films like 'Ashes and Diamonds' and 'Kanal' directly depict Polish resistance against Nazi occupation and Soviet oppression, exploring the moral complexity of underground movements.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Though a Soviet filmmaker, his montage-driven works like 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October' capture revolutionary resistance and class struggle with innovative cinematic language.