THEME EXPLORATION

post-war survival

12 films · 3 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
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Paradise Road
Paradise Road
1997 · Bruce Beresford
The Big Red One
The Big Red One
1980 · Samuel Fuller
The Little American
The Little American
1917 · Cecil B. DeMille
Strike Commando
Strike Commando
1987 · Frank Miller
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
2017 · Christopher Nolan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' explore psychological and spiritual survival in post-war existence through meditative, introspective narratives.

 Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist masterpieces 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' powerfully depict the economic and human struggles of ordinary people surviving in post-WWII Italy.

 Elem Klimov Soviet Union

His film 'Come and See' is a harrowing examination of survival, loss of innocence, and the human cost of war in occupied Belarus during WWII.