THEME EXPLORATION

wartime Britain

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Notebook
The Notebook
2004 · Nick Cassavetes
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
2017 · Christopher Nolan
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
Transit
Transit
2018 · Christian Petzold
Pressure
Pressure
2026 · Anthony Maras
1776, Or the Hessian Renegade
1776, Or the Hessian Renegade
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific
1942 · John Huston
Fly By Night
Fly By Night
1942 · Robert Siodmak
For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse
1954 · J. Lee Thompson
Hanagatami
Hanagatami
2017 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lean United Kingdom

His films like 'In Which We Serve' and 'This Happy Breed' capture the resilience and emotional complexity of British civilians and military during WWII.

 Powell and Pressburger United Kingdom

Co-director of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' and 'A Matter of Life and Death,' which explore wartime Britain's ideologies and sacrifice with visual sophistication.

 Peyton Reed United Kingdom

His films including 'The Way Ahead' and 'Odd Man Out' vividly depict British wartime experiences and the moral ambiguities of conflict.