THEME EXPLORATION

war as spectacle

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
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
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
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like *Dr. Strangelove* and *Full Metal Jacket* deconstruct war as a grotesque performance, exposing the absurdity and theatrical nature of military ideology and spectacle.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

Through melodrama and theatrical staging in films like *Despair*, he examines how fascism and war are mediated through cinema and artifice, blurring the line between performance and reality.