THEME EXPLORATION

war and conflict

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
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
The Big Parade
The Big Parade
1925 · King Vidor
Strike Commando
Strike Commando
1987 · Frank Miller
The Best of Enemies
The Best of Enemies
1961 · Guy Hamilton
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Ultimatum
Ultimatum
1938 · Robert Siodmak
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary films like Battleship Potemkin and October dissect the mechanisms of conflict and social upheaval through innovative visual storytelling.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

His masterworks Paths of Glory, Dr. Strangelove, and Full Metal Jacket provide unflinching examinations of war's absurdity, futility, and psychological toll.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Films like Ran and Throne of Blood explore conflict, power, and human tragedy through deeply humanistic perspectives on warfare and its devastating consequences.