THEME EXPLORATION

military containment

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
The Code of Honor
The Code of Honor
1916 · Frank Borzage
Dive Bomber
Dive Bomber
1941 · Michael Curtiz
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
No Room for the Groom
No Room for the Groom
1952 · Douglas Sirk
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
1969 · Robert Siodmak
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
1948 · Terence Fisher
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like 'Dr. Strangelove' and 'Full Metal Jacket' explore the psychological and systemic containment of individuals within military hierarchies and Cold War ideology.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Pioneer of montage technique who examined military discipline, collective containment, and the machinery of state power in films like 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October'.

 Kathryn Bigelow United States

Her films 'The Hurt Locker' and 'Zero Dark Thirty' dissect the containment of soldiers within combat zones and the institutional control of military operations and information.