THEME EXPLORATION

wartime France

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Le Deuxième souffle
Le Deuxième souffle
1966 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Three Colors: Blue
Three Colors: Blue
1993 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
1974 · Bertrand Tavernier
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
1959 · François Truffaut
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
The Notebook
The Notebook
2004 · Nick Cassavetes
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical films like 'The 400 Blows' and 'Jules and Jim' explore French society and youth during and after WWII with intimate psychological depth.

 Max Ophüls France/Germany

His documentary 'The Sorrow and the Pity' is a landmark examination of French collaboration and resistance during Nazi occupation.

 Louis Malle France

His films 'Au Revoir les Enfants' and 'Lacombe, Lucien' offer haunting explorations of French life under occupation and moral ambiguity during wartime.