THEME EXPLORATION

post-communist transition

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
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
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
Marshal Tito's Spirit
Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan
Prosperity for 2008
Prosperity for 2008
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
Eastward
Eastward
1991 · Christian Petzold
404 Still Remain
404 Still Remain
2026 · Uhm Ha-neul
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrzej Wajda Poland

His films like 'Ashes and Diamonds' and 'Man of Iron' directly chronicle Poland's struggle against communist oppression and the Solidarity movement.

 Béla Tarr Hungary

His bleak, atmospheric films capture the economic despair and spiritual emptiness of post-communist Eastern Europe during the transition period.