THEME EXPLORATION

geopolitical conflict

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Plane
Plane
2023 · Jean-François Richet
A House of Dynamite
A House of Dynamite
2025 · Kathryn Bigelow
Take Point
Take Point
2018 · Kim Byung Woo
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Anthony Russo USA

Large-scale action grounded in character-driven stakes and complex moral dilemmas.

 Martin Campbell New Zealand

Revitalizes established franchises through sleek action and grounded emotional authenticity.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Pioneer of montage cinema who explored ideological conflict and revolutionary struggle through innovative visual storytelling in films like Battleship Potemkin and October.