THEME EXPLORATION

resistance during WWII

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Man with the Iron Heart
The Man with the Iron Heart
2017 · Cédric Jimenez
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil (Sylvio Tendler
Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil (Sylvio Tendler
2003 · Glauber Rocha
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
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
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Spielberg USA

His films like 'Schindler's List' and 'Saving Private Ryan' powerfully document individual and collective resistance against Nazi tyranny.

 Jean-Pierre Melville France

A French Resistance member himself, he created definitive films about the French Resistance including 'Army of Shadows,' portraying its moral complexity and human cost.

 Andrzej Wajda Poland

His works like 'A Generation' and 'Kanal' intimately chronicle Polish resistance movements with profound attention to courage, sacrifice, and tragic heroism.