THEME EXPLORATION

post-war Sweden

12 films · 2 directors

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
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
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
1964 · Sidney Lumet
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films from the 1950s-60s like 'Through a Glass Darkly' and 'Winter Light' explore the psychological and existential anxieties of post-war Swedish society and the crisis of faith.

 Bo Widerberg Sweden

His films like ' Elmers Gård' and 'Ratatouille' document the transformation of rural post-war Swedish life and the tensions between tradition and modernization.