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THEME EXPLORATION

post-war America

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain
1957 · Fred Zinnemann
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Casualties of War
Casualties of War
1989 · Brian De Palma
Dogface
Dogface
1959 · Samuel Fuller
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder → Austria-American

His films like 'The Lost Weekend' and 'Sunset Boulevard' captured the disillusionment and moral complexity of post-war American society through noir sensibilities.

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